Cable Claims Plenty of Competition

In a filing with the FCC on the state of video competition, the National Cable & Telecommunications Association argues that there is plenty of video competition, thank you, and that telcos should not get special treatment when it comes to securing video franchises. NCTA argues that it already has vigorous competition from two DBS services, and faces even more from "well-financed" telcos. If the franchise process is to be eased, it argues, it should be eased for everyone, not just the phone companies, which it says are hardly small fries in need of the government's sheltering wing.
[SOURCE: Broadcasting&Cable, AUTHOR: John Eggerton]
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