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Holland Sentinel

Wednesday, February 6, 2008
City's cable board sends letter of dissatisfaction to Comcast
BY ANDREA GOODELL
andrea.goodell@hollandsentinel.com (616) 546-4275

The proposed move of public access channels and complaints about customer service have city officials unhappy with their cable franchise.

The Nashville Post

Naifeh on cable-AT&T battle
Nashville Post
Ken Whitehouse
02/04/08

Speaker of the Tennessee House of Representatives Jimmy Naifeh was joined by two Republican colleagues in his office to guarantee to the media that "there will be a bill brought before the state legislature" in the ongoing battle of AT&T vs. Cable.

from: The Tennessean

Naifeh wants AT&T, Comcast to agree
Governor doubts rival cable businesses will compromise
By NAOMI SNYDER • Staff Writer • February 5, 2008

House Speaker Jimmy Naifeh and a bipartisan group of legislators vowed Monday to press ahead on legislation to allow AT&T to sell video services across Tennessee, despite doubts that a deal can be worked out with rival cable providers.

from: Flint journal

Public Access Advocates Hoping to Hold on to Cable Channel

January 30, 2008
By Joe Lawlor

He’s a slouching, white-haired government critic who shouts out of your television set and shakes his hands to make a point.

But Bob Leonard, the former Genesee County prosecutor, no longer appears on Comcast Channel 17.

from: MultiChannel News

AT&T Knocked for 'Inferior' PEG Channels
Alliance for Community Media Complains About U-verse TV to House Subcommittee
by Todd Spangler
Multichannel News
1/31/2008 5:24:00 PM

The Internet-based technology AT&T touts as giving it an edge over the cable industry was criticized this week by the Alliance for Community Media as providing an “inferior” platform for public, educational and government channels.

from: Media Mouse

Are you laughing with your cable provider?

About a year ago, Comcast ran an ad called the "Laugh Riot" which had the look of a Seattle style WTO protest, featuring cops in riot gear, people throwing things at the cops, and even street puppets. Unlike real confrontations between cops and street protesters where people get beat up and arrested, this commercial invited viewers to get Comcast cable and enjoy all the wonderful comedy programs they offered.

from: Detroit Free Press

Comcast apologizes in channel dispute
Agreement sought on public-access switch

January 30, 2008

By JUSTIN HYDE

FREE PRESS WASHINGTON STAFF

WASHINGTON -- A top Comcast executive apologized Tuesday to officials in Dearborn and other communities for pushing plans to move public-access cable channels, which would make them less available to up to 450,000 customers.

from: House Committee on Energy and Commerce

Statement by Dingell at PEG Hearing

January 29, 2008

Mr. Chairman, thank you for holding this very important hearing. Let me begin by welcoming several friends here today, including my dear friend Mayor O’Reilly of Dearborn, Michigan. Thank you for your time and efforts to participate in today’s hearing.

from: Broadcasting and Cable

Comcast Defends Michigan PEG-Channel Move
Executive VP David Cohen Testifies Before House Energy & Commerce Committee
By John Eggerton -- Broadcasting & Cable, 1/29/2008 8:56:00 AM

Comcast was on Capitol Hill Tuesday defending its transition of some Michigan PEG (public, educational and government) channels to digital delivery but apologizing for the way it was handled.

from: MultiChannel News

Dingell Praises Comcast For PEG Flexibility
Comcast Official Cites 'Friendly' Talks With Michigan Local Officials
By Ted Hearn -- Multichannel News, 1/29/2008 2:51:00 PM

House Energy and Commerce Committee chairman John Dingell (D-Mich.) Tuesday afternoon saluted Comcast Corp. for its willingness to reach a compromise with local governments in Michigan on the carriage of public, educational, governmental channels. Comcast, for its part, affirmed it was not discriminating against PEG channels.