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WI: Smoke and mirrors?

Posted on October 31, 2007 - 8:56pm.

from: The Capital Times

Smoke and mirrors?

As cable deregulation picks up steam in the Legislature, critics say AT&T has a long track record of broken promises

Judith Davidoff — 10/31/2007 10:05 am

It was the early 1990s, the nascent days of the Internet, and Vice President Al Gore was talking everywhere about an "information superhighway" that would link homes, businesses and medical centers with fiber optic cables capable of high speed data transmission.

( categories: AT&T | State Franchises | WISCONSIN )

WI: AT$T loses bid for TV service

Posted on October 26, 2007 - 6:33pm.

from: Capital Times

AT&T loses bid for TV service

Jeff Richgels — 10/25/2007 10:10 am

AT&T has been handed another defeat in its efforts to offer its U-verse TV service in Connecticut without a cable franchise -- a situation with potential implications for other states, including Wisconsin.

A bill introduced in Wisconsin would provide for statewide cable franchising but has run into strong opposition. AT&T moved forward with U-verse in Milwaukee without a franchise, was sued for that move by the city, then made an interim agreement with the city pending outcome of the case or the franchising legislation.

( categories: AT&T | State Franchises | WISCONSIN )

WI: Telecom bill is greased for AT$T

Posted on October 22, 2007 - 9:15pm.

from: Biz Times

Dear Wisconsin Legislators:
The 35 cities, towns and villages of the Regional Telecommunications Commission oppose the Plale-Montgomery bill. Here are some of the problems we see.

The justification for this bill is to generate competition among cable and video providers. This is a goal that our organization has fought to achieve for years.

( categories: AT&T | State Franchises | WISCONSIN )

WI: Your Union. Delivered.

Posted on October 4, 2007 - 8:10am.

from: Big Money Blog

Your Union. Delivered.

Back in May, we posted an item about state Democratic Party chairman Joe Wineke signing on as a lobbyist for AT&T to push for a cable TV franchising bill the company desires. The firestorm that Wineke's dual roles created eventually forced him to put an end to his lobbying work for the telecommunications giant.

( categories: AT&T | State Franchises | WISCONSIN )

WI: Bill Stalls in Wisconsin

Posted on September 17, 2007 - 4:08pm.

from: MultiChannel News

Bill Stalls in Wisconsin
By Linda Haugsted -- Multichannel News, 9/10/2007

While most state legislatures have concluded action on cable-franchising bills, the one in Wisconsin is stuck, awaiting the outcome of a fight over the state budget.

( categories: State Franchises | WISCONSIN )

WI: Bill Stalls in Wisconsin

Posted on September 10, 2007 - 9:55pm.

from: Animation Artist

Bill Stalls in Wisconsin

(Multichannel News) _ While most state legislatures have concluded action on cable-franchising bills, the one in Wisconsin is stuck, awaiting the outcome of a fight over the state budget.

The bill, which will move franchising authority to the state Department of Financial Institutions, was approved by the Assembly on a 66-28 vote in May. It was sent to the Senate, where it will be heard, possibly in the fall, by the Joint Finance Committee. But that apparently won't happen until the Democrat-ruled Senate and Republican-controlled Assembly can agree on a state budget.

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WI: AT$T front group won't face legal investigation

Posted on August 24, 2007 - 7:41am.

from: National journal

AT&T-Backed Group Won't Face Wis. Probe

By Michael Martinez

(Monday, August 20) The top law enforcer in Wisconsin has decided not to formally investigate an advocacy group that misrepresented a pair of state lawmakers' positions on a pending telecommunications bill.

WI: Cable TV bill should match Illinois' new law

Posted on August 12, 2007 - 9:07am.

from: Shegoygan Press

Community Conversations: Cable TV bill should match Illinois' new law

Posted August 12, 2007
By Curt Witynski

Wisconsinites deserve the same as Illinoisans when it comes to oversight of cable TV. Illinois recently passed a much more balanced cable bill than the industry drafted proposal currently before the Wisconsin Legislature. Wisconsin's "video competition" legislation, Assembly Bill 207, should contain the same consumer protections, public access television support, public rights-of-way safeguards, and benefits for property taxpayers as the new Illinois law.

( categories: State Franchises | WISCONSIN )

WI: Cable TV bill, as written, is a gift to industry

Posted on August 12, 2007 - 9:04am.

from: The Capital Times

Cable TV bill, as written, is a gift to industry

Curt Witynski, guest columnist — 8/10/2007 11:58 am

Wisconsinites deserve the same as Illinoisans when it comes to oversight of cable TV. Illinois recently passed a much more balanced cable bill than the industry-drafted proposal currently before the Wisconsin Legislature.

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WI: Consumers, not AT$T, should get favored status

Posted on August 5, 2007 - 9:34am.

from: Green Bay Press gazette

Posted August 5, 2007

Guest column: Consumers, not AT&T, should get favored status

By Bruce Speight and Joel Kelsey

The dual goals of increased competition in the cable market and the expansion of broadband Internet service in Wisconsin are laudable. In today's connected world access to robust networks means much more than just the opportunity to watch cable television — it means increased access to news, art, entertainment, and diverse marketplaces. Unfortunately, the so-called "cable competition" bill that is currently before the state Legislature is missing its opportunity to develop the video service marketplace in a way that truly benefits Wisconsinites.

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