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Submitted: December 12, 2005 - 11:13am
Last updated: February 21, 2008 - 12:02am
Last updated: February 21, 2008 - 12:02am
[SOURCE: Washington Post, AUTHOR: Arshad Mohammed]
At this morning's Senate Commerce Committee hearing on indecency, the National Cable and Telecommunications Association apparently plans to announce that some cable operators -- including giants Comcast and Time warner -- intend to offer packages of family-friendly channels. Just what may be in these packages is unclear and will be decided by the companies on their own.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/12/11/AR2005121101144.html
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