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TN: AT$T ventures into 'Net TV
From: Ashland City Times
Sunday, 02/18/07
AT&T ventures into 'Net TV
Legislation could help speed service to Tennesseans
By NAOMI SNYDER
Staff Writer
Jerry Talmadge was fed up with continual price increases for his cable service from Time Warner in San Antonio.
GA: A Don Quixote takes on AT$T
from: The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
A Don Quixote takes on AT&T
Sunday, February 18, 2007, 06:00 PM
Georgia’s state Capitol produces Don Quixotes like Jerusalem churns out prophets.
They tip their lances and spur their chargers. Sometimes the giant is a windmill, sometimes the giant is a true behemoth. Regardless, the result is a crash of hooves and an oil slick.
MO: Phone companies seek cable market access
From: Columbia Tribune
Phone companies seek cable market access
By JASON ROSENBAUM of the Tribune’s staff
Published Saturday, February 17, 2007
JEFFERSON CITY - The Missouri Senate gave initial approval Thursday to a bill that would shift licensing of cable TV companies from the cities where they operate to the Missouri Public Service Commission.
MO: TV bill could expand options, lower cost
from: STL Today
TV bill could expand options, lower cost
By Derek Kravitz
POST-DISPATCH JEFFERSON CITY BUREAU
02/16/2007
JEFFERSON CITY • Cable television customers could have more options for service and save money under a measure that cleared its first legislative hurdle on Thursday.
MO: Bill could affect public access channels
from: Examiner
Bill could affect public access channels
Area legislators updated their constituents on the goings on at Jefferson City at the Independence Chamber of Commerce's month legislative breakfast this morning.
State Senator Victor Callahan was one of three legislators who attended. Callahan, D-Independence, talked about the Cable and AT&T Bill.
GA: The flip side of network TV
from: Atlanta Journal-Constitution
The flip side of network TV
If Georgia changes cable franchise rules, some public access channels could go dark
By SCOTT LEITH
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Published on: 02/16/07
People TV is, like most public access stations, a good bit out of the ordinary.
Bad Math at the FCC
Teletruth News Alert: February 15th, 2007
Click to see Cartoon: Bad Math at the FCC: Why Is this Guy Smiling?
http://www.newnetworks.com/fccsbadmath.htm
The FCC is about to testify in front of the House Commerce Committee with one of the questions being: "What steps, if any, can the Commission take to enhance the depth and accuracy of its collection of data and analysis of affected industries?"
AT$T U-verse Doomed?
AT&T U-verse Doomed?
February 13, 2007
Many have heard of the difficulties in implementing AT&T’s U-verse IPTV service. AT&T’s U-verse network is actually a fiber/copper hybrid, which pulls fibers to 3,000 to 5,000 feet from the homes they serve, where it then connects to mini-DSLAMs called "52B" boxes and then it runs copper the last mile to the home. This hybrid approach is a bargain when compared to the $20 billion Verizon is spending to build-out fiber all the way to the home. This hybrid fiber/copper approach gives AT&T a 20Mbps+ link to customers, enough to offer high-speed Internet, VoIP, and the company’s IPTV service. The problem is getting towns to grant public right of ways for these massive 52B boxes, which hold DSLAMS, batteries, and cooling gear in rugged, weatherproof cases. Many towns objected or wanted AT&T to sign video franchise agreements. Lawsuits were filed, including cable companies that want to classify U-verse service as a "cable service" to force AT&T to abide by the same build-out rules, which has drastically affected U-verse deployment . In addition, the IPTV service uses proprietary set-top boxes from Microsoft, which had their own share of problems - mostly software related.
WA: Qwest Backs State Franchise Bill
from: MultiChannel News
Qwest Backs State Franchise Bill
Telco Tries to Succeed in Washington Where It Failed in Colorado
By Linda Haugsted 2/14/2007 6:16:00 PM
Just days after a Qwest Communications-backed bill failed to escape committee in Colorado, a similar bill to reform cable franchising surfaced in Washington state, also backed by the telco.
MO: Missouri's TV bill could expand options, lower cost
from: STL TOday
Missouri's TV bill could expand options, lower cost
By Derek Kravitz
POST-DISPATCH JEFFERSON CITY BUREAU
02/16/2007
JEFFERSON CITY — Cable television customers could have more options for service and save money under a measure that cleared its first legislative hurdle on Thursday.
