Posts tagged Time Warner Cable

Verizon's Deal with Big Cable Spells the Demise of the Telecom Act
Joel Kelsey
January 5, 2012

We all remember the 1980's and its awesome fashion and music. While some may want to revisit those aspects of the past, I don't think anyone wants to return to the era of the cable and Ma Bell monopolies.

Opening up communications markets was the purpose of the 1996 Telecommunications Act. The Act was designed to help phone companies get into the pay-TV business, and cable companies get into the phone business. Yet after a series of regulatory blunders, this promise of increased competition and lower prices has become a distant memory, like 7-Up Gold. And the situation is only getting worse.

What Will Gov. Perdue Do?
Megan Tady
May 20, 2011

Update: Gov. Perdue refused to veto the bill, ignoring the voices of her constituents and thousands of others from across the nation who had urged her to stand up for real broadband competition and choice.

North Carolina Governor Bev Perdue has until midnight to save community broadband in her state, and send a resounding message to the nation that telecom companies don’t dictate politics.

Gov. Perdue Must Protect Broadband in North Carolina
Josh Levy
May 5, 2011

North Carolina Governor Bev Perdue has a chance to save community broadband in her state. Can she do it?

Phone and Cable Money Continues to Flood Washington
Jenn Ettinger
July 21, 2010

The phone and cable companies released their second quarter federal lobbying reports today, and it comes as no surprise that they’re still flooding Washington with money to influence media policy and woo lawmakers.

A Man. A Plan. A Problem. The Internet.
Tim Karr
March 17, 2010

Judging from the back-slapping and high fives over at the FCC, you’d think that America’s Internet was sailing smoothly into the future. Think again.

Communications Breakdown
Tim Karr
March 11, 2010

Too often in Washington, words speak louder than actions. Tuesday, however, was not one of those times.

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