Don't Look for Price Wars, Says NCTA

DON'T LOOK FOR PRICE WARS, SAYS NCTA
[SOURCE: Broadcasting&Cable, AUTHOR: John Eggerton]
Telephone companies have been saturating consumers with ads about high cable prices. But the National Cable & Telecommunications Association is asking the FCC not to put too much stock in the telco argument that fast-tracking their video services would lead to price competition with cable. In a letter to the FCC, the NCTA highlights comments attributed to AT&T executives that their IPTV video service would be about the same price, and perhaps slightly higher, than cable. Congress, the Administration, and the FCC have all pointed to price and service competition, as well as the roll-out of high-speed Internet, as government interests in streamlining the franchising process and advancing the roll-out of broadband. NCTA wants to streamling the process, too, but it argues that telcos should not be given a competitive advantage.
http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/CA6331755?display=Breaking+News

See also --
* Telco/Cable TV lobbying Blitz Costing Nearly $1 Mil Per Week in DC Market
http://www.democraticmedia.org/jcblog/?p=37