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Submitted: February 7, 2011 - 5:08pm
Originally published: February 7, 2011
Last updated: February 7, 2011 - 5:20pm
Originally published: February 7, 2011
Last updated: February 7, 2011 - 5:20pm
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John Eggerton
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The National Cable & Telecommunications Association gave a shout-out to the Federal Communications Commission's plan to vote on a Universal Service Reform regime at its Feb. 8 meeting, saying it was high time it reformed a system riddled with waste and inefficiency. Cable operators are principally concerned about billions in subsidies they argue are currently going to underwrite existing competition. NCTA Executive Vice President Jim Assey said FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski's speech outlining some of that plan was "a welcome sign that the FCC is serious about reform."
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