NCTA comments on cable ownership caps were criticized by telcos. ...
NCTA comments on cable ownership caps were criticized by telcos. Late Fri., NCTA said FCC Chmn. Martin’s plan for a 30% cable ownership cap is unneeded since there’s ample video competition, and Bells, including AT&T, don’t face limits in…
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the number of landline subscribers they serve (CD March 19 p11). TV4Us, whose members include AT&T, called NCTA’s FCC filing “the cable industry’s latest mudslinging,” a spokeswoman said: “Unlike the cable industry’s yearly rate hikes and lack of competitive choices, consumers have real choices for their voice services” from phone companies. USTelecom made similar comments. “Fierce competition in the voice market has resulted in more choices and lower prices for consumers,” a spokesman said: “The telecom industry wants to bring that same level of competition to video services. We believe that the free market, not more government regulation, is the best way to accomplish that goal.”