Video Franchises in FL & CT

CONNECTICUT MAY NOT REQUIRE IPTV FRANCHISES
[SOURCE: Multichannel News, AUTHOR: Linda Haugsted]
Internet-protocol television is "merely another form of data stream" and not subject to cable-franchising requirements, according to a tentative decision by the Connecticut Department of Public Utility Control. If the decision receives final approval June 7, the regulator's action would allow the rollout of IPTV by AT&T's state division, Southern New England Telephone Co., without oversight by the commission.
http://www.multichannel.com/article/CA6332673.html?display=Breaking+News

NO VOTE ON FLORIDA STATEWIDE-FRANCHISE BILL
[SOURCE: Multichannel News, AUTHOR: Linda Haugsted]
The state Senate in Florida ended its session for the year Friday without ever calling for a vote on the bill that would have enabled statewide franchising for telephone competitors. The bill, HB1199, was resoundingly approved by the state House, but supporters could not muster enough support for even a vote in the Senate.
http://www.multichannel.com/article/CA6332671.html?display=Breaking+News