Cable TV Industry Spent $6.9 Million Lobbying
October 11, 2007
CABLE TV INDUSTRY SPENT $6.9M LOBBYING
[SOURCE: Associated Press]
The National Cable & Telecommunications Association spent nearly $6.9 million in the first six months of 2007 to lobby the federal government. The trade group - which represents cable operators such as Comcast Corp., Time Warner Cable Inc. and Charter Communications Inc. - lobbied on numerous cable-related issues and bills, but some key issues centered on subscriptions of bundled channels, the regulation of high-speed Internet service and the digital television transition.
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