FCC to tackle franchising: agency to address issue at upcoming meeting.(Federal Communications Commission, SBC Communications Inc. and Verizon Communications Inc. competition for video on demand service)
Multichannel News, October, 2005 by Hearn, Ted
WASHINGTON -- Cable's political war with local phone giants, so far played out at the state and local levels, could be moving to higher ground: the Federal Communications Commission. According to two high-ranking FCC officials, commission chairman Kevin Martin is ready to examine the scope of the agency's authority to elbow aside local governments if they are hindering efforts by SBC Communications Inc.
and Verizon Communications Inc. to obtain permission to offer video service. NOV. 3 LAUNCH Martin is hoping to launch the effort formally at the agency's Nov. 3 public meeting. The FCC officials did not say whether the agency would begin with a notice of inquiry, which is designed to collect information, or with a notice of proposed rulemaking,...
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