FCC's Ness Applauds Cable Access Moves.(Federal Communications Commission;)(Brief Article)

Multichannel News, July, 2000 by HEARN, TED

NEWPORT, R.I. -- FCC commissioner Susan Ness last week applauded the cable industry's voluntary steps to provide access to a variety of Internet-service providers, claiming the effort validated the Federal Communications Commission's policy of allowing market forces to shape the access debate.

The industry's most recent move occurred late last month, when AT&T Corp. agreed to provide ISP choice in Massachusetts by July 1, 2002. AT&T is also planning an open-access trial with 10 ISPs in Boulder, Colo., starting in November. AT&T's action came amid intense lobbying pressure. The Massachusetts Coalition for Consumer Choice and Competition, for example, was gearing up to put an open-access measure on the statewide November ballot. "AT&T not only...

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