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The Telecom Digest for May 25, 2013
Volume 32 : Issue 113 : "text" Format
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FCC Slams Long Distance Carrier for "Slamming" (Neal McLain)
Bungled Bundle Bill? McCain Introduces the "Television Consumer Freedom Act" (Neal McLain)
Re: Bungled Bundle Bill? McCain Introduces the "Television Consumer Freedom Act" (Neal McLain)

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Date: Fri, 24 May 2013 04:43:58 -0700 (PDT) From: Neal McLain <nmclain.remove-this@and-this-too.annsgarden.com> To: telecomdigestmoderator.remove-this@and-this-too.telecom-digest.org. Subject: FCC Slams Long Distance Carrier for "Slamming" Message-ID: <f16141c1-733f-4a84-8223-4f038d0696f2@s18g2000yqg.googlegroups.com> Posted on CommLawBlog, May 23, 2013 by Cheng-yi Liu An expensive reminder that the FCC is still policing the long distance industry. If you've been thinking that the FCC doesn't care about "slamming" anymore, think again. The Commission has proposed a multi-million dollar fine against long distance service provider Advantage Telecommunications Corp. (ATC) for slamming violations. Which raises two obvious questions: (1) Is there still such a thing as a long distance service provider? and (2) "What did ATC do to deserve a $7.6 million fine? Continued: http://tinyurl.com/CLB-Slamming Neal McLain
Date: Fri, 24 May 2013 06:18:46 -0700 (PDT) From: Neal McLain <nmclain.remove-this@and-this-too.annsgarden.com> To: telecomdigestmoderator.remove-this@and-this-too.telecom-digest.org. Subject: Bungled Bundle Bill? McCain Introduces the "Television Consumer Freedom Act" Message-ID: <be3f6a58-1dee-45ab-9d98-356fb15e388a@g3g2000yqg.googlegroups.com> Posted on CommLawBlog May 14, 2013 by Kevin Goldberg Proposed law looks to address multiple aspects of TV in the MVPD era, including bundling, broadcast abandonment and blackouts. True to his reputation as a maverick, Arizona Senator John McCain has authored a bill seemingly designed to please nobody, while arguably disserving just about everybody. Dubbed the "Television Consumer Freedom Act of 2013", it consists of clumsily crafted legislative language that mashes together in one bill three disparate and contentious aspects of the current video delivery system. In only one of those three areas does McCain's proposal come to remotely practical terms with the problem it seeks to address. McCain's bill aims to: (1) promote "a la carte" program availability for MVPD subscribers; (2) discourage broadcasters from removing their programming from over-the-air availability (in response to the success that Aereo has recently enjoyed); and (3) eliminate broadcast blackouts of sports coverage in certain situations. Continued: http://tinyurl.com/CBL-McCainBill Poster's note: MVPD = Multichannel video programming distributor. Includes CATV, DBS, FiOS, U-verse, and TVRO program resellers. (Wikipedia) Neal McLain
Date: Fri, 24 May 2013 18:20:56 -0700 (PDT) From: Neal McLain <nmclain.remove-this@and-this-too.annsgarden.com> To: telecomdigestmoderator.remove-this@and-this-too.telecom-digest.org. Subject: Re: Bungled Bundle Bill? McCain Introduces the "Television Consumer Freedom Act" Message-ID: <2dd3b1fe-563e-42f7-8026-b60bf06136c7@h13g2000yqe.googlegroups.com> On May 24, 8:18 am, Neal McLain <nmclain.remove-t...@and-this- too.annsgarden.com> wrote: > Posted on CommLawBlog May 14, 2013 by Kevin Goldberg > > Proposed law looks to address multiple aspects of TV in the MVPD era, > including bundling, broadcast abandonment and blackouts. > > True to his reputation as a maverick, Arizona Senator John McCain has > authored a bill seemingly designed to please nobody, while arguably > disserving just about everybody. Dubbed the "Television Consumer > Freedom Act of 2013", it consists of clumsily crafted legislative > language that mashes together in one bill three disparate and > contentious aspects of the current video delivery system. In only one > of those three areas does McCain's proposal come to remotely practical > terms with the problem it seeks to address. > > McCain's bill aims to: (1) promote "a la carte" program availability > for MVPD subscribers; (2) discourage broadcasters from removing their > programming from over-the-air availability (in response to the success > that Aereo has recently enjoyed); and (3) eliminate broadcast > blackouts of sports coverage in certain situations. > > Continued: > http://tinyurl.com/CBL-McCainBill > > > Poster's note: MVPD = Multichannel video programming distributor. > Includes CATV, DBS, FiOS, U-verse, and TVRO program resellers. > (Wikipedia) > > Neal McLain It appears that I got the links mixed up. The correct link to the McCain article is: http://tinyurl.com/q39kpnm Neal McLain
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