Verizon and SBC finally got their way in Texas on Wednesday morning. After months of behind-the-scenes wrangling, the state legislature approved a bill to simplify IPTV franchising.
The legislation is expected to accelerate the TV-over-fiber rollouts in Texas by allowing the Baby Bells to petition the public utilities commission for a statewide video franchise license, rather than negotiate deals with each community, a process that can take between six and 18 months.
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