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The Motley Fool
May 13, 2004
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Telecom vs. Cable In this era of technological innovation, which major communications industry will emerge victorious?   |
Salon.com
June 7, 2002
Jeffrey Benner |
Getting a lock on broadband How the FCC is paving the way for a few big companies to control everyone's high-speed Internet access. |
CFO
July 1, 2002 |
Deconstructing AT&T Chuck Noski is leaving AT&T -- but not before he takes it apart. |
Salon.com
June 28, 2001
Eric Boehlert |
One big happy channel? The Telecommunications Reform Act handed over control of the radio airwaves to a chosen few. Will TV be next? |
Wired
March 2002
Frank Rose |
Big Media or Bust As consolidation sweeps the content and telecom industries, FCC merger maniac Michael Powell has a plan: Let's roll... |
The Motley Fool
December 29, 2004
Alyce Lomax |
Cellular Cable Camaraderie? News agencies report that Time Warner's cable unit is in talks to make a deal with Sprint to provide wireless service. That's the last frontier in cable companies' increasing encroachment on what has been traditionally the telecom landscape. |
| Knowledge@Wharton |
AT&T: Expect More Static in the Months to Come The turmoil may cause what was once the world's largest corporation to disappear altogether as parts of the company are spun off or sold off and as consolidation begins to accelerate throughout the telecommunications industry in general... |
The Motley Fool
March 21, 2006
Alyce Lomax |
Verizon Vies for Viewers The telecom company plans to pay CBS for content. Deals like this show that the pressure's on in the telecom and cable industries, which are having a serious smackdown in the same playing field. Meanwhile, investors should be on the watch. |
Wired
January 2002
Frank Rose |
The $7 Billion Delusion Excite@Home promised to merge the search geeks and the cablecos to become the AOL of broadband. Then the tragedy of reality set in... |
InternetNews
October 20, 2005
Roy Mark |
IPTV Challenges Regulatory Models Verizon and SBC want to run fiber-optic cable into homes delivering an IP network offering bundled television, telephone and high-speed Internet to consumers without having to meet the same regulatory obligations that cable companies do. |
Wired
May 2001
Frank Rose |
Telechasm Can we get to the future from here? First we have to get telecom out of the Stone Age... |
Salon.com
July 16, 2002
Katharine Mieszkowski |
Deregulation's big lie FCC chairman Michael Powell says the WorldCom debacle may result in more telecom mergers. So who ends up losing? We all do, explains one industry expert. |
The Motley Fool
April 22, 2004
Phil Wohl |
Ma Bell Holding the Line Can AT&T, the leading telecom company, lead an industry out of the doldrums? |
The Motley Fool
March 30, 2005
Rich Duprey |
Controlling Interest in Net Access Supreme Court hears the case of opening cable Internet access to competition and regulation. The decision will have important consequences that may become irrelevant if satellites, power lines or other means of transmission become more prevalent. Investors, take note. |
BusinessWeek
November 1, 2004
Catherine Yang |
Cable vs. Fiber In the long-running contest for the digital future, cable has been hitting home runs while the telecoms are just coming to bat. Now, the Bells are fighting back by offering video via phone lines. |
InternetNews
February 10, 2006
Roy Mark |
Video Competition Boosting Broadband Penetration High-speed Internet service is riding on the battle between Bells and cable companies. |
InternetNews
June 7, 2005
Jim Wagner |
Verizon Calls For Telecom Reform The rules should to be changed so telecoms can better compete with cable operators, says Verizon CEO Ivan Seidenberg. |
BusinessWeek
February 28, 2005
Yang et al. |
The Shifting Telecom Landscape With AT&T and MCI going, the Bells will compete with cable and tech companies. |
BusinessWeek
February 23, 2004
Lowry et al. |
Mega Media Mergers: How Dangerous? If Comcast wins Disney, a few behemoths will dominate news, entertainment, and distribution |
Home Toys
February 2006
Iyer & Scherf |
Making TV Meaningful: Consumers and IPTV Applications Internet protocol television (IPTV) has the potential to cause a paradigm shift in telecommunications services, and service providers, especially telecom operators, have a great opportunity to increase customer average revenue per user. |
InternetNews
December 18, 2006
Roy Mark |
FCC Turns Focus to Video Franchising Rules AT&T and Verizon now want the FCC to streamline the process for companies to enter the local video market. |
Reason
January 2004
Ben Compaine |
Domination Fantasies Does Rupert Murdoch control the media? Does anyone? |
InternetNews
April 30, 2010 |
ISPs Urge FCC to Resist Broadband Regulation A band of cable and telecom firms and their lobbying organizations issue a warning to Federal Communications Commission telling it to keep broadband unregulated. |
BusinessWeek
October 31, 2005 |
The FCC's Front Man Talks Kevin J. Martin discusses family-friendly programming, the importance of deploying new tech fast, and how Hurricane Katrina has changed his job. |
Home Theater
March 18, 2010
Mark Fleischmann |
Court Broadens Cable Program Access A federal appeals court has forbidden cable operators to maintain exclusive access to programming from networks they own. |
BusinessWeek
May 24, 2004
Steve Rosenbush |
Verizon: Take That, Cable The nation's largest telecom provider is preparing to seek cable-TV franchises in parts of Texas and eight other states so that it can offer video in head-to-head competition with cable companies. |
The Motley Fool
March 14, 2007
David Lee Smith |
Comcast May Face FCC Skirmish FCC Chairman Kevin Martin may have proposed a ceiling on the number of cable subscribers that can be served by any one company. Nevertheless, investors with an appetite for solid, well-managed media companies should keep a close eye on Comcast. |
Home Theater
February 26, 2009 |
Cable Shows to Go Online Cable operators are leading the effort to put cable programming on the internet. |
BusinessWeek
May 28, 2007
Cliff Edwards |
An End Run Around The Set-Top Box CableCARDs bypass a rental box, but the old providers won't give up without a fight. |
Home Theater
September 1, 2009
Mark Fleischmann |
Court Knocks FCC Cable Limit Until recently, no single cable operator was allowed to dominate more than 30 percent of the U.S. market. But a court has thrown out the Federal Communications Commission's market cap, eliminating a rule that's been the law of the land since 1992. |
The Motley Fool
November 9, 2006
David Lee Smith |
Cablevision Keeps Cable Cracking Solid results from cable operator's recent quarterly report look good on the surface, but will they benefit shareholders? |
The Motley Fool
August 25, 2004
Bill Mann |
Don't Make the Babies Cry The telecom industry has endured some tough times, but there is a long, long way in between "not failing" and providing an attractive equity investment. |
The Motley Fool
September 11, 2007
David Lee Smith |
Who Will Control Your Broadband? The Cable-Telecom skirmish is beginning to hit home for apartment and condo dwellers. If the FCC has its way, they may soon be able to freely choose their broadband providers. |
InternetNews
May 12, 2004
Roy Mark |
EarthLink: Telecom Reform Unnecessary Nation's third largest ISP tells Congress it should focus on enforcing current law, while broadband providers Verizon and Comcast argue for new ones. |
The Motley Fool
July 25, 2007
David Lee Smith |
Can Cable Still Reward Shareholders? The sector's done well lately, but what new issues might cable operators be facing? Time Warner Cable... Comcast... etc. |
InternetNews
October 25, 2005
Jim Wagner |
Cable in Talks With Sprint Nextel? Cox Communications, Comcast and Time Warner are reportedly weeks away from signing a wireless phone agreement with Nextel. |
BusinessWeek
August 4, 2003
Steve Rosenbush |
Creating a Verizon "Built to Last" Looking ahead, CEO Ivan Seidenberg says telecom "will morph into a broadband industry that will change a lot of things." |
BusinessWeek
January 31, 2005
Cliff Edwards |
Interactive TV: What's In The Cards? It's electronics companies vs. the cable giants in a battle over digital services |
InternetNews
March 22, 2004 |
The Price of a Phone Call The cost burden of telecom services is much higher for very small businesses than for large businesses. A SBA study finds that smaller firms pay four times more per employee for local and long distance services than large businesses do. |
InternetNews
January 11, 2007
Roy Mark |
FCC Pushes for Competitive Set-Top Market The Federal Communications Commission denies Comcast request for delay in separating security features from set-top digital receivers. |
InternetNews
May 27, 2004
Craig McGuire |
Comcast Sets VoIP Deadline Digital cable buildout paving way for VoIP rollout. |
Information Today
February 4, 2014
Nancy K. Herther |
FCC Confronts Issues of Net Neutrality, Future of the Internet at Stake On Jan. 14, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ruled that the Federal Communications Commission does not have the authority over broadband providers in its provision of internet access and traffic "control" as it has with ISPs. Immediately red flags went up. |
The Motley Fool
December 2, 2005
Rich Smith |
Cable Coalition Cracks Cablevision breaks ranks to support a la carte channel pricing. If giving the customer what it wants won't really bankrupt the cable providers, well, that's good news for cable companies and their investors alike. |
The Motley Fool
August 22, 2007
David Lee Smith |
Cable Companies, Why Don't You Like Technology? While the triple play is luring customers, cable will still need wireless to compete. |
InternetNews
March 29, 2005
Roy Mark |
Supreme Court Questions FCC Cable Modem Regs Cable industry, FCC tell high court it's lawful to deny ISPs access to cable broadband lines. |
Home Theater
April 30, 2010
Mark Fleischmann |
TiVo Pleads for Cable Parity TiVo asks Congress to make retail devices as functional as leased ones. |
InternetNews
May 15, 2009
Kenneth Corbin |
Envisioning a Re-Regulated Internet Progressive telecom and media policy wise men gather in Washington for an unapologetic rallying cry for stronger government regulation. |
Home Theater
June 21, 2007 |
CableCARD Cost to Hit Comcast Customers Comcast has become the first cable operator to announce that it will pass on one particular cost of CableCARD-capable boxes to its subscribers. |
The Motley Fool
July 10, 2007
David Lee Smith |
Could Cable Get Boxed In? New FCC mandates could ultimately hurt the cable multisystems operators. The commission wants consumers to be able to purchase their own set-top boxes, theoretically to reduce the MSOs' control over the entire subscription process. Investors, take note. |
The Motley Fool
June 28, 2005
Rich Duprey |
No Jams on Info Freeway The Supreme Court says cable Internet operations are information providers, not telecoms. Information services will inevitably evolve over time, and this ruling will help foster new developments. |
