Martin to Keep Heat on Local Governments

MARTIN TO KEEP HEAT ON LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
[SOURCE: Multichannel News, AUTHOR: Ted Hearn]
FCC Chairman Kevin Martin pledged Friday to examine whether local governments are frustrating phone-company entry into video markets. “I think we are going to make sure that we continue to look at video competition and making sure that we are doing all we can to provide a regulatory environment that has multiple providers being able to compete to provide video services,” he said. The FCC launched a rulemaking to see if local governments are dragging out negotiations and acting unreasonably. The public-comment period closes March 28.
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