NCTA, Others Launch Broadband Everywhere

NCTA, OTHERS LAUNCH BROADBAND EVERYWHERE
[SOURCE: Broadcasting&Cable, AUTHOR: John Eggerton]
The National Cable & Telecommunications Association, in concert with some small cable operators, the Hispanic Federation and the National Congress of Black Women, have formed a new group, Broadband Everywhere, and Web site, www.broadbandeverywhere.org, to lobby on telecommunications regulation reform. The group will push for a level playing field for telcos and cable related to any video franchise reform, as well as for a continuing role for local government in franchises.
http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/CA6316170?display=Breaking+News

* Former Rep. Molinari to Co-Chair Lobby for NCTA-Backed Broadband Lobbying Group
[SOURCE: TVWeek, AUTHOR: Doug Halonen]
Susan Molinari, a former Republican congresswoman from New York, announced Wednesday that she is co-chairing a new National Cable & Telecommunications Association-backed group that will lobby against House legislation that would allow phone companies to bypass local regulation as they roll out TV services.
http://www.tvweek.com/news.cms?newsId=9553
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* IP Democracy: Cable Recruits Minorities in Fight Over Legislation
http://www.ipdemocracy.com/archives/001286print.html