McSlarrow Likely to Testify on Stevens Bill

MCSLARROW LIKELY TO TESTIFY ON STEVENS BILL
[SOURCE: Multichannel News, AUTHOR: Ted Hearn]
National Cable & Telecommunications Association president Kyle McSlarrow is expected to testify Thursday before the Senate Commerce Committee on legislation partly designed to streamline local franchising of new cable companies, informed sources said Monday. The hearing will be the first of two on a bill (S. 2686) Senate Commerce Committee chairman Ted Stevens (R-Alaska) introduced May 1. Stevens is planning a second hearing May 25, followed by a June 8 committee vote. In the Stevens bill, a new cable company could expect to begin building a cable system after 30 days based on franchising procedures established by the Federal Communications Commission. An incumbent cable operator would be afforded the same opportunity if it has expired franchises or has received notice that a new cable company planned to enter the same local market.
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