House Franchise Bill on Hold

[SOURCE: Multichannel News, AUTHOR: Ted Hearn]
The House Telecommunications and the Internet Subcommittee is unlikely to vote this week on a bill that would award a national cable franchise to phone companies and impose so-called network-neutrality rules on cable and phone companies. A House aide involved in the drafting indicated that staff work had not been completed on the language. Even when that step is complete, House Commerce Committee Chairman Joe Barton (R-Texas), Rep. John Dingell (D-Mich.) and other key members would need to review the provisions to determine whether they accurately reflect the various compromises that were struck, and the timing surrounding that process was uncertain.
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