IPTV's in Vonage Order: FCC ready to block state regulation.(Federal Communications Commission)(Internet-protocol television)(Vonage Holdings Corp.)

Multichannel News, November, 2004 by Hearn, Ted

WASHINGTON -- The Federal Communications Commission declared in its Vonage Holdings Corp. pre-emption order that it is ready to push aside states that are considering regulation of Internet-protocol video services. The FCC order, released Nov. 12, stated clearly that IP video is a service that the agency was prepared to shield from non-federal regulation.

The ruling seemed to clash with expectations that the order would be limited to voiceover-IP telephony. GOOD FOR TELCOS The ruling could be good news for Verizon Communications Inc. and SBC Communications Inc., which are planning to spend billions of dollars on broadband networks to compete with cable operators. An SBC spokesman said last month that the company planned to deploy IP...

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