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from: Light Reading

Qwest Delivers IPTV Confusion

NOVEMBER 29, 2007

Over the course of the past year Qwest Communications International Inc. (NYSE: Q - message board) has been hard at work, in various cities across the country, pounding the pavement and making a case with city leaders. The issue at hand? Qwest can deliver a competing cable television service to the consumers. (See Qwest Blazing Trail for Video.)

from: Herald Tribune

Manatee gives up cable TV suit plans
Bright House basic cable subscribers will need upgrade for county channel

By FRANK GLUCK
frank.gluck@heraldtribune.com

MANATEE COUNTY -- When Bright House Networks decided to charge thousands of cable subscribers higher fees to view public access channels, Tampa Bay-area governments promised a legal fight.

from: Beloit Daily News

Guest commentary
Posted: Wednesday, Nov 28, 2007 - 11:24:26 am CST
By Senator Judy Robson

Wisconsin deserves better cable bill

Since the dawn of broadcasting, the public interest has struggled with commercial interests for use of our public airwaves.

from: Romeo Observer

Uniform cable agreement
changes channel on WBRW

by CHRIS GRAY
Observer Staff Writer

You'll have to exercise your thumb a bit more to get your local public access news coverage.

Letters were recently sent to residents in Bruce and Washington townships and the Village of Romeo, stating that Channel 6 will be known as Channel 902 as of Jan. 15. This is caused by the Michigan Uniform Video Service Local Franchise Agreement. Under the agreement, providers must re-submit up to 2-percent of their gross revenues to fund public access programming.

from: Detroit News

Monday, November 26, 2007
Clinton Twp.
Public access channel change riles officials
They say the move would make it difficult for residents to find community programs.
Steve Pardo / The Detroit News

CLINTON TOWNSHIP -- Officials in the state's largest township are upset that Comcast plans to change the public access channel from Channel 5 to somewhere in the 900s.

from: Madison.com

Cable bill proves campaign reform need urgent

Dave Zweifel — 11/23/2007 9:54 am

On Sunday the State Journal ran a front page story that suggested the new "cable reform" legislation might not save consumers money after all.

So what else is new?

The story confirmed what opponents of the legislation had been repeatedly saying as loudly as they could for months and months while AT&T and others filled campaign coffers in the state Legislature.

Note: According to our math, Verizon jacked their cable TV rates 7.5% last year and they now project another 11.5 rate increase this year. Apparently "Competition = Higher Prices". Hopefully the FCC and those folks in Congress will take note . . .

from: CED Magazine

Verizon hikes prices for new subs to FiOS TV service

from: Baraboo News Republic

Expert: Cable bill won't help here

By Tim Damos

Baraboo sports fans looking for alternatives to TV services might not get them under a cable deregulation bill expected to be signed by Gov. Jim Doyle next month.

The bill has been a point of contention for politicians, lobbyists, and angry cable subscribers who are seeing cost increases while missing their favorite sports teams' games.

from: Hernando Today

Cable Channel Switch Coming to Florida Cities

November 19, 2007
By Michael D. Bates

In three weeks, Bright House Network customers will have to be more creative with their remote control to find their government access channels.

On Dec. 11, the company is relocating channels 14, 19 and 20 from the easily-found lower basic tier to the upper digital channel tier, where some people may have trouble finding them.

from: Kane County Chronicle

County prepares for boxes

By PAUL DAILING - pdailing@kcchronicle.com

A new state law allows AT&T to create a statewide cable service network, but residents and governments will be the ones dealing with the large utility boxes that the system requires.