Policy

Laybourne Breathing Fire Over a la Carte

Geraldine Laybourne may be CEO of Oxygen Media, but she was breathing fire Thursday at an all-day Federal Communication Commission forum on t

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Md. County OKs Cable-Modem ‘Bill of Rights’

Officials in Montgomery County, Md., have approved a “customer bill of rights” for cable-modem users that mirrors the policy the regulato

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FCC Opens Cable-Violence Inquiry

At the request of Congress, the Federal Communications Commission Wednesday opened a proceeding that could result in the regulation of violen

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The Search Is On for New NCTA Boss

After meeting last week in Cape Cod, Mass., the executive committee of the National Cable & Telecommunications Association has taken the

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Competitors Oppose Comcast’s Dereg Plan

Comcast Corp. is seeking the end of federal program-access rules, but DirecTV Inc. and Verizon Communications are rejecting the proposal as p

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CEA: DTV-Set Market to Take Off

Demand for digital-television sets is expect to grow rapidly over the next three years as consumer options expand to include dual-use units c

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NAB Seeking Cable-Carriage Confab

Broadcasting and cable leaders should meet soon to negotiate outstanding digital-carriage issues amid continuing signs that the federal gover

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A La Carte Hits Home for Ferree

Newport, R.I. -- The cable industry just spent a small fortune on lawyers and consultants to draft comments for the Federal Communications C

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Supreme Court Grants Second Modem Case Extension

The Supreme Court has granted the Department of Justice a second 30-day extension to decide whether to back the cable industry’s opposition

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GAO: Preparation Key to Berlin DTV Plan

Berlin became the first major city to switch to all-digital broadcasting last summer because regulators adopted a plan that prepared consumer

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