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[ EEPI-Discuss ] SBC and Verizon Lose Attempt to Speed Delivery of Video Services
http://www.northjersey.com/page.php?qstr=eXJpcnk3ZjczN2Y3dnFlZUVFeXk2NDUmZmdiZWw3Zjd2cWVlRUV5eTY3MDIwMzYmeXJpcnk3ZjcxN2Y3dnFlZUVFeXky DALLAS - Verizon and SBC believe they can break cable's powerful grip and get consumers to switch to the enhanced TV services they're cooking up, but they are having a tough time getting state legislators to help. The two telecommunications powers lost a key battle over the weekend when Texas lawmakers failed to act on a bill that would have let phone companies obtain a statewide TV franchise instead of having to negotiate franchises with every individual city and town. ... - - - --Lauren-- Lauren Weinstein lauren@pfir.org or lauren@vortex.com or lauren@eepi.org Tel: +1 (818) 225-2800 http://www.pfir.org/lauren Co-Founder, PFIR - People For Internet Responsibility - http://www.pfir.org Co-Founder, EEPI - Electronic Entertainment Policy Initiative - http://www.eepi.org Moderator, PRIVACY Forum - http://www.vortex.com Member, ACM Committee on Computers and Public Policy Lauren's Blog: http://lauren.vortex.com DayThink: http://daythink.vortex.com _______________________________________________ EEPI-Discuss mailing list information: http://lists.eepi.org/mailman/listinfo/eepi-discuss