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Home Theater October 29, 2007 |
FCC Liberates Apartment Dwellers Apartment tenants and owners are about to get new video-delivery options, thanks to the Federal Communications Commission. |
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 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. |
National Real Estate Investor May 1, 2008 G. M. Filisko |
FCC Ban Gets Bad Reception The FCC adopted the rule banning exclusive cable contracts to foster increased price competition among cable providers and provide residents of multifamily buildings with more choice. |
InternetNews April 1, 2004 Roy Mark |
Court Refuses to Review FCC Modem Rule Ninth Circuit upholds decision saying cable broadband is subject to common carrier rules. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
Home Theater July 6, 2007 |
Verizon Dodges FCC CableCARD Rules Starting on July 1, all non-broadcast television providers are required under federal law to support the CableCARD standard and storebought cable boxes - with very few exceptions. One of those exceptions is Verizon. |
InternetNews December 6, 2004 Roy Mark |
Supreme Court to Hear Broadband Access Case Justices will review the 9th Circuit decision that overturned the FCC on cable modem providers sharing their fiber optic lines with ISPs. |
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. |
InternetNews April 14, 2008 |
FCC to Look Into Firms' Use of Customer Data Staff at the Federal Communications Commission are expected to recommend that it review rules on how phone and cable companies can use customer information as they try to take business from each other. |
InternetNews April 8, 2004 Roy Mark |
DOJ Joins FCC in Cable Case The agencies ask a court to hold off on enforcing a ruling that could force cable companies to open broadband networks to rival ISPs. |
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. |
Reason May 2005 Julian Sanchez |
Broadband Battle If a cable company provides high-speed Internet access, is it offering a "telecommunications service" or an "information service"? The future of broadband could turn on how the Supreme Court answers that question. |
InternetNews August 30, 2004 Roy Mark |
FCC Sends Cable Dispute to Supreme Court Agency wants high court to overturn decision forcing cable companies to share high-speed lines with other ISPs. |
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. |
InternetNews August 25, 2004 Colin C. Haley |
Sprinting Toward VoIP Telecom network operator Sprint will provide VoIP services to cable operator Mediacom Communications under a multi-year deal announced today. Financial terms were not disclosed. |
InternetNews June 27, 2005 Roy Mark |
Court Backs Cable in Brand X Case The Supreme Court ruled that cable broadband providers do not have to share their lines with independent Internet service providers. |
Fast Company Neal Ungerleider |
Net Neutrality Is Back In Court Again Net neutrality is back in court again -- and this decision could undo federal regulations that protect the principle. |
Home Theater June 4, 2007 |
Consumers to Cable: You Stink Cable and satellite television companies have scored the lowest of any sector of industry in the latest American Consumer Satisfaction Index. |
Home Theater November 7, 2008 |
Cable Must Carry Broadcast Channels Following the DTV transition next February, cable systems will be required to carry broadcast channels. |
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. |
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. |
The Motley Fool March 28, 2008 David Lee Smith |
Can You Hear Me Now, Cable Guys? Adding wireless capability could boost cable's competitive advantage. |
The Motley Fool November 23, 2007 David Lee Smith |
Are They Ganging Up on Comcast? Comcast is currently doing battle with the FCC chairman, the NFL, and at least one of its subscribers. |
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 April 15, 2004 Roy Mark |
Independent ISPs Vow Open Access Fight New political and lobbying group plans to rally subscribers to pressure Congress into making cable lines open to competition. |
IEEE Spectrum October 2005 Willie D. Jones |
United States Establishes "Level Playing Field" in Broadband--Or Does It? Reversing a longtime stance, the FCC no longer maintains that offering consumers broadband services on attractive terms requires there to be competing providers of digital subscriber line, or DSL, service. |
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. |
InternetNews August 1, 2005 Roy Mark |
FCC Chief Pushing For DSL Deregulation New FCC chairman circulating proposal to give telcos' broadband the same status as cable modems. |
InternetNews March 23, 2005 Roy Mark |
Brand X Case Challenges Open Access Rules Supreme Court to hear case questioning 2002 FCC decision declaring cable modems an information service. |
Home Theater December 8, 2009 Mark Fleischmann |
FCC Looks for Life After CableCARD What will be the next medium for digital cable readiness? |
The Motley Fool April 14, 2008 David Lee Smith |
The Case of Verizon vs. Time Warner Cable Verizon sues Time Warner Cable, claiming an ad misrepresents Verizon's fiber-optic services. |
PC Magazine July 13, 2005 John C. Dvorak |
WiMAX Pie in the Wireless Sky The fact that the duopolies are rolling out WiMAX makes one think that this will be another technological dead end. |
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. |
InternetNews March 16, 2007 Roy Mark |
ISPs Challenge FCC Broadband Rules A group of Internet service providers including EarthLink and Time Warner Telecom, went to court Friday to challenge Federal Communications Commission rules that free wireline telecom carriers from line-sharing obligations. |
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. |
The Motley Fool January 26, 2011 Anders Bylund |
Verizon's Neutrality Rules Challenged by ... Verizon? It's like a reality version of "Fight Club," with Verizon playing Edward Norton and Brad Pitt. Verizon has filed a lawsuit in the U.S. Court of Appeals to block the implementation of the FCC ruling on net neutrality |
The Motley Fool February 7, 2008 David Lee Smith |
Time Warner Cable's Steady Turtle Crawl While its growth rate wasn't spectacular, at least there was still growth at Time Warner Cable. |
The Motley Fool August 7, 2008 David Lee Smith |
Time Warner Cable's Winning on a Triple Play Despite a weakened economy, Time Warner Cable manages to push its numbers higher. |
BusinessWeek December 6, 2004 Grow & Crockett |
Telecom: The Fiber-Optic Quagmire The Baby Bells want to enter cable's market -- without paying the same fees |
The Motley Fool July 27, 2007 David Lee Smith |
Comcast's Got 'Em Spoiled With a string of terrific quarters, Comcast may have raised expectations too high. In spite of excellent numbers, shares dropped 4.7% after releasing results. |
InternetNews April 13, 2010 |
Net Neutrality Camp Looks to Title II Switch Following the ruling of a federal appeals court voiding the FCC's ruling in the Comcast/BitTorrent case, open Internet advocates warns that the commission needs to tighten up its regulatory authority. |
InternetNews February 15, 2006 Roy Mark |
Senate Tunes in IPTV The Baby Bells converge on Capitol Hill today to sell a Senate panel on clearing the regulatory decks for a rollout of IPTV. |
InternetNews August 16, 2006 Ed Sutherland |
Federal Court Denies Unbundling Review A federal appeals court denied EarthLink's request to review an FCC ruling exempting Baby Bells from sharing broadband lines with rivals. |
Home Theater February 26, 2009 |
Cable Shows to Go Online Cable operators are leading the effort to put cable programming on the internet. |
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. |
Home Theater July 1, 2008 |
Most CableCARDs End Up in Boxes Most CableCARDs are deployed not in cable ready sets but in cable boxes. |