Comments on: Connecticut Gives IPTV Thumbs Up http://gigaom.com/2006/06/08/connecticut-gives-iptv-thumbs-up/ Trusted Insights and Conversations on the Next Wave of Technology Thu, 26 Nov 2009 13:00:29 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: cialis http://gigaom.com/2006/06/08/connecticut-gives-iptv-thumbs-up/#comment-53184 cialis Thu, 22 Feb 2007 09:47:41 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/06/08/connecticut-gives-iptv-thumbs-up/#comment-53184 <p><strong>cialis...</strong></p> <p>news...</p> cialis…

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]]> By: Tom Keating http://gigaom.com/2006/06/08/connecticut-gives-iptv-thumbs-up/#comment-53182 Tom Keating Fri, 09 Jun 2006 15:33:04 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/06/08/connecticut-gives-iptv-thumbs-up/#comment-53182 <p>Interesting, since I live in CT. But I think the federal H.R 5252 Video Franchise Reform legislation passed trumps the CT legislation. It gives national franchising rights to the telecom companies. So looks like Blumenthal can't do anything at this point.</p> <p>Just wrote about it this morning. http://blog.tmcnet.com/blog/tom-keating/triple-play/video-franchise-fee-reform-bill-passes-good-news-bad-news.asp</p> Interesting, since I live in CT. But I think the federal H.R 5252 Video Franchise Reform legislation passed trumps the CT legislation. It gives national franchising rights to the telecom companies. So looks like Blumenthal can’t do anything at this point.

Just wrote about it this morning. http://blog.tmcnet.com/blog/tom-keating/triple-play/video-franchise-fee-reform-bill-passes-good-news-bad-news.asp

]]> By: Jesse Kopelman http://gigaom.com/2006/06/08/connecticut-gives-iptv-thumbs-up/#comment-53180 Jesse Kopelman Fri, 09 Jun 2006 00:11:44 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/06/08/connecticut-gives-iptv-thumbs-up/#comment-53180 <p>I'm with Cox's Robbins on this one: sure let's reform franchising, but let's do it in a way that is applied to everyone equally not just favoring AT&T and Verizon.</p> I’m with Cox’s Robbins on this one: sure let’s reform franchising, but let’s do it in a way that is applied to everyone equally not just favoring AT&T and Verizon.

]]> By: Tim Schneider http://gigaom.com/2006/06/08/connecticut-gives-iptv-thumbs-up/#comment-53178 Tim Schneider Thu, 08 Jun 2006 19:25:29 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/06/08/connecticut-gives-iptv-thumbs-up/#comment-53178 <p>Actually, the COPE Act doesn't have a network neutrality amendment that's worth anything in it. It just gives the FCC authority to enforce Powell's "Four Freedoms" policy statement, but lacks any anti-discrimination provisions and doesn't give the FCC rulemaking authority. The pro net neutrality people are against it. Representative Markey's amendment would change that, but probably won't pass . . .</p> Actually, the COPE Act doesn’t have a network neutrality amendment that’s worth anything in it. It just gives the FCC authority to enforce Powell’s “Four Freedoms” policy statement, but lacks any anti-discrimination provisions and doesn’t give the FCC rulemaking authority. The pro net neutrality people are against it. Representative Markey’s amendment would change that, but probably won’t pass . . .

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