Comments on: Chairman Kev whupped with a cable http://gigaom.com/2006/12/20/chairman-kev-whupped-with-a-cable/ Thu, 23 May 2013 16:30:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: John Thacker http://gigaom.com/2006/12/20/chairman-kev-whupped-with-a-cable/#comment-130354 Wed, 20 Dec 2006 21:10:00 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/12/20/chairman-kev-whupped-with-a-cable/#comment-130354 Can’t say that I really agree with Kyle McSlarrow, considering that his opposition is based on:
1) Martin wanting to force cable companies to offer a la carte channel offerings, and
2) McSlarrow claiming that telcos have it much easier than cable companies… when cable companies don’t have to lease any of their wires out to CLECs and have total local monopolies. The current FCC treatment of CLECs may not be ideal, but there’s nothing even close to it for cable companies.

The cable companies have done a very good job of selling phone service. Now that the telcos want to sell TV in return, they’re squawking.

]]> By: rick http://gigaom.com/2006/12/20/chairman-kev-whupped-with-a-cable/#comment-130353 Wed, 20 Dec 2006 14:50:38 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/12/20/chairman-kev-whupped-with-a-cable/#comment-130353 Funny and sad. :-)(

]]> By: Ronald Lewis http://gigaom.com/2006/12/20/chairman-kev-whupped-with-a-cable/#comment-130352 Wed, 20 Dec 2006 11:39:45 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/12/20/chairman-kev-whupped-with-a-cable/#comment-130352 Too bad Powell isn’t Chairman anymore.

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