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FCC allows cable firms to lift rates without local approval
2015-06-04 14:32:00| Telecompaper Headlines
(Telecompaper) US cable providers, including Comcast, can now raise customer rates without approval from local governments under a change adopted by the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) over opposition from broadcasters, Bloomberg reported. Currently, cable companies seek FCC approval to escape local rate-setting. Requests are almost always granted: the agency says it approved all but four of 224 since 2013. With the change, the FCC will assume cable companies deserve to escape local rate regulation. It falls to jurisdictions to ask for permission to retain that power. The FCC said it was changing its 22-year-old rule because the market has changed, with nationwide competition from satellite television. Comcast said only about 17 percent of its subscriber base was subject to rate regulation by local government. Cable companies backed the move, saying it eliminates needless red tape. Consumers Union told the FCC that "there is little evidence to suggest that today's cable marketplace is a competitive one" given subscription rates rising faster than inflation. Broadcasters fear cable companies can now assign TV-station signals to pricier tiers, cutting the audience for local programming, said Dennis Wharton, spokesman for the National Association of Broadcasters trade group.
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HHIs SkyBench concept receives DNV GL approval
2015-06-04 01:00:00| Ship Technology
Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) has received an approval in principle (AiP) certificate from Classification society DNV GL for its SkyBench concept for mega box ships.
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CIS Displays Get Customer Approval
2015-06-03 11:30:00| Railway Technology
Customers at Hatfield, Stevenage and Finsbury Park railway stations are now able to see customer information displays along the length of the 12-coach train platforms, thanks to work involving Infotec Ltd.
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Exxon Mobil gets DOE approval for wider LNG exports at Alaska terminal
2015-06-02 12:05:33| Energy - Topix.net
Irving, Texas-based Exxon Mobil Corp. said June 1 it received authorization to export liquefied natural gas to non-free trade agreement countries at its Alaska LNG terminal. The proposed project received conditional authorization from the U.S. Department of Energy to export up to 20 million metric tons per year of LNG for 30 years.
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Exxon Mobil gets DOE approval for wider LNG exports at Alaska terminal
2015-06-02 01:14:09| Oil & Gas - Topix.net
Irving, Texas-based Exxon Mobil Corp. said June 1 it received authorization to export liquefied natural gas to non-free trade agreement countries at its Alaska LNG terminal. The proposed project received conditional authorization from the U.S. Department of Energy to export up to 20 million metric tons per year of LNG for 30 years.
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