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from: Coulee News

Cable bill creates new jobs

By JO ANNE KILLEEN | Staff writer
Published - Thursday, April 19, 2007
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While the mantra behind a proposed cable franchise bill is to get government out of the way of the free market in order to increase competition, proposed legislation to take over franchising of cable companies would create eight new government jobs, increase government costs and reduce state and local sales tax revenues.

from: Waxing America

Video Competition Bill Improved a Bit More

Yesterday, the Video Competition bill got improved quite a bit in the Assembly Committee on Energy and Utilities.

Today, the Wisconsin Senate Committee on Commerce, Utilities, and Rail added two more significant amendments, both very positive.

from: Madison.com

Consumers helped by cable bill

Jeff Richgels
The Capital Times

Consumer protections such as mandated credits for extended outages would not be eliminated under an amended version of a controversial cable TV bill that passed a state Assembly committee on Tuesday.

from: Waxing America

AB 207 Amended; Worst Aspects Fixed Somewhat

April 17, 2007

AB 207 passed the Assembly Committee on Energy and Utilities today on a vote of 8-1. There were a number of amendments introduced by Chairman Montgomery, several of which improved the bill significantly. I'm still reviewing them, but at first glance they:

from: Madison.com

Cable industry, AT&T helped shape video franchising bill
Judith Davidoff
The Capital Times

A legislative drafting memo shows that AT&T and the Wisconsin cable industry had a heavy hand in shaping a controversial video franchising bill before it was introduced to the state legislature, critics of the bill say.

from: Madison.com

Cable officials, bill authors met

TUE., APR 17, 2007 - 12:57 AM
MARK PITSCH 608-252-6145
mpitsch@madison.com

As legislative aides drafted a cable competition bill this year for Rep. Phil Montgomery, R- Ashwaubenon, officials from telecommunications giant AT&T and the state's cable providers got a chance to express their opinions about the measure in a private meeting while opponents didn't, according to state records and interviews.

from: Madison Commons

Bill Would Kill City Cable Channel
Susan Lampert Smith

It's just a guess, but in this government junkie town, I bet there are lots of people out there with a secret passion.

Admit it, you've stayed in to watch the City Council or the Board of Estimates or those rebroadcasts of the Madison Opera on the city cable channel.

From: Holman Courier

Wisconsin Video Franchise Bill Costs State Money

April 12, 2007
By Jo Anne Killeen

While the mantra behind a proposed cable franchise bill is to get government out of the way of the free market in order to increase competition, proposed legislation to take over franchising of cable companies would create eight new government jobs, increase government costs and reduce state and local sales tax revenues.

from: Holmen Courier

Cable bill creates new state jobs

By JO ANNE KILLEEN | Staff writer
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While the mantra behind a proposed cable franchise bill is to get government out of the way of the free market in order to increase competition, proposed legislation to take over franchising of cable companies would create eight new government jobs, increase government costs and reduce state and local sales tax revenues.

from: Wisconsin State Journal

Lampert Smith: Bill would kill city cable channel

THU., APR 12, 2007 - 1:45 AM
SUSAN LAMPERT SMITH Wisconsin State Journal
Contact Susan Lampert Smith at ssmith@madison.com or 608-252-6121.

It's just a guess, but in this government junkie town, I bet there are lots of people out there with a secret passion.