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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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FCC Likely To Reject T-Mobile's Request To Further Limit AT&T And Verizon's Spectrum Dominance
2015-05-30 07:17:16| IT Services - Topix.net
According to a new report by Reuters, the Federal Communications Commission will likely choose to ignore T-Mobile US Inc 's request to further limit the purchasing power of AT&T Inc. and Verizon Communications Inc. during the upcoming 2016 spectrum auction. Citing people familiar with the matter, Reuters reported that the FCC is comfortable with the opportunities that smaller competitors, such as T-Mobile and Sprint Corp , will have against the two dominant telecom players in the airwave auction.
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FCC Wants Phone Subsidy to Cover Broadband, Too
2015-05-29 03:03:19| PC Magazine Software Product Guide
Wheeler's proposal would expand the government's Lifeline program to include broadband Internet access.
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FCC chairman reached out to Time Warner Cable, Charter CEOs: WSJ
2015-05-22 02:25:06| Telecom - Topix.net
REUTERS: Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler reached out to the chief executives of Time Warner Cable Inc and Charter Communications Inc to convey that the agency is not against cable deals, the Wall Street Journal reported. Wheeler told the CEOs that any deal would be assessed on its own merits, the newspaper cited people familiar with the matter.
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The FTC and FCC: Regulatory Overlap - Podcast
2015-05-19 14:06:57| Telecom - Topix.net
With the Federal Communications Commission's recent net neutrality regulations, the FCC has potentially entered into the Federal Trade Commission's regulatory arena in the area of antitrust regulation and consumer protection.
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