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Court Clears Way For Cable Competition

By Associated Press

FCC's authority to encourage cable TV competition upheld by Appeals Court Court Clears Way For Cable Competition

Published: Fri, June 27, 2008 - 12:45 pm

CINCINNATI (AP) - A federal appeals court has upheld the Federal
Communications Commission's authority to make rules intended to
increase cable television competition.
Local governments had filed legal challenges to agency rules the
FCC said would speed the approval process for new competitors, cap
fees paid by new entrants to local governments and ease
requirements that competitors build systems that reach every home.
The lawsuits said the FCC overstepped its authority.
The lawsuits were consolidated in the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of
Appeals in Cincinnati.
A three-judge panel ruled unanimously Friday for the FCC. It
said the agency showed the local franchising process was
"unreasonably impeding competitive entry into the cable television
market."

(Copyright 2008 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)

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Boondock Says:

Fri, Jun 27, 2008 at 10:48 pm

I’ll take satellite over cable anyday. So what you have to be in a contract for 1 or 2 years. I’ve been with dish for over 5 years. Superior HD and SD picture over cable and better dvr. If you have a HD tv please do yourself a favor and drop the cable pig.

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shihtzuman Says:

Fri, Jun 27, 2008 at 8:39 pm

Neither Mediacomm or Comcast in our area are that good.

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Opinionwriter Says:

Fri, Jun 27, 2008 at 3:51 pm

This is good news for consumers, bad news for Comcast. Cable companies like telecom have been operating for years as if they are the only show in town. Funny thing is that competition is gaining traction on several fronts including FIOS (optical fiber from Verizon). I’m not sure they know what to do except raise prices. That Direct TV commercial is probably pretty accurate about cable company executive meetings, “I learned this in business school, when I read about business school… in a book”, ha ha ha too funny! If satellite didn’t require a yearly contract I think a lot more people would have switched by now. Our internet speeds are also way slower than many other countries which is a result of this lack of competition. At least the FCC sees this and is trying to do something about it.

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cmb1 Says:

Fri, Jun 27, 2008 at 2:59 pm

I hope Mobile will let in other competition!? Then our bills should go down…

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