Archive for: October 2007October 30, 2007 Speculation Continues Over FCC’s Upcoming Order to End Exclusive Cable Deals with Multiple Dwelling UnitsBoth the Wall Street Journal and the New York Times are reporting that the FCC will take action to eliminate the exclusive deals that many big cable … Continue Reading… October 8, 2007 Comcast Arbitration Clause Held UnconscionableMuch has been made recently of a clause in Comcast’s customer service agreement which compels the arbitration of any dispute a customer may have with the company. The provision also prevents customers from seeking relief on a class action … Continue Reading… October 4, 2007 Lawsuit Challenges FiOS Subscriber NumbersA lawsuit which challenges the subscriber numbers for the FiOS video network has been filed, according to today’s Wall Street Journal. Verizon’s stock has recently hit a 52-week high, which has provided some assurance that investors believe Verizon’s gamble on FiOS … Continue Reading… October 2, 2007 Cable Attorney Kreucher to Present to ICMA’s GPAC CommitteeI’m honored to once again be invited to speak to the International City/County Management Association’s Governmental Affairs and Policy Committee. Our discussion will focus on national developments in telecommunications regulation, and will take place as part of ICMA’s annual meeting in Pittsburgh, … Continue Reading… October 1, 2007 WOW! Reaches Agreement with Big Ten NetworkThe gridiron battle between programming distributor and programming supplier is really beginning to heat up. WOW! cable just announced that it has reached an agreement with the Big Ten Network … a smart play. The network will appear on WOW!’s expanded basic … Continue Reading… |
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