patcat88
join:2002-04-05
Jamaica, NY
kudos:1 | reply to Matt3
Re: The Cable Television Industry should be regulated. Not happening, FCC law prohibits franchising authorities and states from regulating it, and it bans itself from regulating it in CFR. |
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Sammer
join:2005-12-22
Canonsburg, PA
1 edit | said by patcat88:Not happening, FCC law prohibits franchising authorities and states from regulating it, and it bans itself from regulating it in CFR. True but TWC's bad behavior got the attention of members of Congress who can change all that. |
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said by patcat88:Not happening, FCC law prohibits franchising authorities and states from regulating it, and it bans itself from regulating it in CFR. The FCC doesn't make laws. |
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 Matt3All noise, no signal.Premium
join:2003-07-20
Jamestown, NC
kudos:12 | said by dentman42:said by patcat88:Not happening, FCC law prohibits franchising authorities and states from regulating it, and it bans itself from regulating it in CFR. The FCC doesn't make laws. The franchising authority can add whatever stipulations into the franchise agreement they want. That is the same effect as regulation. |
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patcat88
join:2002-04-05
Jamaica, NY
kudos:1 | said by Matt3:The franchising authority can add whatever stipulations into the franchise agreement they want. That is the same effect as regulation. The franchising authority's authority was created in the first place by the FCC. Any attempt by a local or state government to regulate something reserved to federal jurisdiction will quickly result in a cable company running to a federal judge and get instant strike down by a federal judge as the state or local government exceeded its scope/standing. States tried to regulate cellphone provider prices, plans, etc, ILEC style in the late 1980s, instant lawsuit, instant block by judge and jurisprudence that only the FCC can regulate cellphone providers, and states can only regulate it through commercial code or consumer protection code, not PUC code. |
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