Tauzin, Dingell decry cable's data grip.(Deregulation legislation for phone companies' data services operations)(Government Activity)(Brief Article)
Multichannel News, March, 2002 by Hearn, Ted
WASHINGTON -- Enacting legislation to deregulate phone companies' data offerings is essential to denying cable a monopoly in the high-speed data market, Reps. Billy Tauzin (R-La) and John Dingell (D-Mich.) told a Senate panel Wednesday. "If we risk any group of companies gaining a monopoly in broadband, it's the cable companies," said Tauzin.
"They are unregulated and they've currently got the dominant position in the marketplace." Added Dingell: "If you want to a look at monopolists, take a hard look at the cable folks." Tauzin and Dingell appeared before the Senate Commerce Committee to drum up support for their bill (HR 1542), which passed the House Feb. 27 by a 273-157 vote. The cable industry serves about 7.2 million data subscribers,...
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