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Chief executive officers Randall Stephenson of AT&T and Jeffrey Bewkes of Time Warne, Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban, and other telecommunications experts testified at a hearing on possib…

Gene Kimmelman and Harold Furchtgott-Roth talked about the proposed merger of Charter Communications with Time Warner Cable and Bright House Networks and what it would mean for U.S. media, e…

The Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing on the proposed Comcast-Time Warner Cable merger and its impact on consumers. David Cohen of Comcast and Arthur Vinson of Time-Warner told commi…

The Federal Communications Commission held a meeting about the partial transition to digital television that took place on February 17, 2009, and lessons to be learned for the full transitio…

The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation held a hearing on video franchising. The hearing was one of a series of hearings on telecommunications issues held by the committ…

The participants discussed a la carte programming by cable and direct satellite systems. Topics included the impact on consumer prices, small and rural markets, and diversity of programs. Me…

Witnesses testified about rising cable television rates, the state of competition in the industry, and policies affecting consumers. Among the issues they addressed were providing a la carte…

Commissioners Copps and Adelstein held a meeting for public advocates to express their concerns of proposals before the Federal Communications Commission to change rules governing media owne…

Witnesses testified about the state of competition and pricing in the cable and satellite television industry. Among the topics they addressed were the costs of programming and distribution,…

Witnesses testified about the state of competition in the direct satellite television broadcast industry. Among the topics they addressed were acquisition of distribution companies, antitrus…

Witnesses testified about the implementation of digital broadcast television and about lingering industry obstacles to its implementation by a mandated deadline in 2006. Among the issues the…

Witnesses testified about a proposed merger between Direct TV and Echostar. Among the topics they addressed were the state of competition in the cable and satellite television industries, ch…

Committee members heard testimony from cable television executives regarding cable rates. Cable executives indicated that rate increases were being used to add services and rebuild systems. …

The Federal Communications Commission held a hearing to discuss the status of competition in the cable industry and how much consumer choice exists in the marketplace. Officials from the cab…

House Judiciary Committee members heard testimony from Mr. Hundt, cable industry officials and others concerning the rise in cable rates since the Telecommunications Act of 1996 was signed i…

Representatives of two consumer groups debated the 1996 Telecommunications Act and how it has affected cable rates and has impacted consumers across the United States.

Committee members heard testimony from cable and direct broadcast satellite executives and a consumer advocate concerning competition in the cable television market. Witnesses testified abou…

The subcommittee heard testimony on H.R. 2546, the Communications Competitiveness and Infrastructure Modernization Act of 1991. H.R. 2546 would allow greater competition within the cable tel…

The committee heard testimony on Senate Bill 12, the Cable Television Consumer Protection Act of 1991. The bill was designed to regulate the prices and quality of cable television services, …

Members heard testimony concerning cable rates, services, and legislation to regulate the cable television industry.