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Note: AT&T's U-verse service suffered a national outage in late October, the lack of support then was as notable as what people experienced this past week.

from: Broadband Reports

AT&T's Outage Mea Culpa
Trying to correct support implosion

from: KnoxNews

AT&T negotiating with local government...in Mississippi

As AT&T tells Tennessee that it's too cumbersome to negotiate for TV franchises with each local government -- spawning an epic battle to change state law -- the company has negotiated for a local contract in suburban Memphis, according to the Commercial Appeal.

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from: Wisconsin Radio Network

Video Competition Act could face changes
Tuesday, December 11, 2007, 12:28 AM
By Andrew Beckett

A state lawmaker is hoping for some last minute changes to legislation deregulating the cable industry.

The proposed Video Competition Act is up for a final vote in the Assembly later today, and State Representative Gary Hebl (D-Sun Prairie) plans to offer several amendments to the bill. Hebl, a major opponent of the legislation, says it needs serious fixing before it's sent on to the Governor.

from: Ars Technica

New bill would stop FCC's cable regulation attempt

By Nate Anderson | Published: December 10, 2007 - 03:00PM CT

What happens when a large and powerful US industry decides that it doesn't like a law? Simple: it works to change that law. AT&T has had notable success this year at pushing legislation for state governments to bypass local controls and give the company a statewide video franchise. Not to be left out, cable has mounted a lobbying offensive of its own in the wake of the FCC's attempt to regulate the industry. The effort is now paying fruit in Washington.

from: WisBusiness.com

WisBusiness: What cable competition bill, poised for passage Tuesday, may mean for consumers

12/10/2007

By Brian E. Clark
WisBusiness.com

When the Chibardun Telephone Cooperative considered offering cable television services in Rice Lake six years ago, it backed off the plan because of a city requirement that it serve all of the 9,000-person community within 18 months.

from: Free Press Action Network

The FCC’s 12 Days of Christmas

From Free Press Action Network, December 7, 2007
By Josh Stearns

At a time when the din of rehashed holiday music pipes through every loudspeaker in every shopping mall and public square, there are some carolers in Chicago who are giving new life to these tired tunes.

from: Blogging Stocks

Comcast: Is the collapse over?

Posted Dec 7th 2007 11:02AM by Douglas McIntyre

For several years, Comcast (NASDAQ: CMCSA) was considered one of the most successful companies in America. It used its cable franchise to build a huge broadband, VOD, and VoIP cash machine. The so-called "triple play" of voice, TV, and broadband could not be matched by telecom competitors, so Comcast took hundreds of thousands of phone customers away from them each quarter.

from: Nashville Post

Cable industry fires broadside at AT&T Tennessee

Gregg Morton
12-06-2007 1:14 AM —

The battle over statewide video franchising took a harsh turn yesterday, when the cable industry delivered a stinging rebuke of AT&T Tennessee President Gregg Morton and those working with him to convince the General Assembly to change current law.

from: Nashville Post

AT&T Round 3: Franchise reform gets new House leader

12-04-2007 10:19 AM —

UPDATED 6:15 P.M. - Sen. Bill Ketron confirmed by mid-afternoon he will be carrying the franchise bill in the Senate, in 2008.

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