document.write("NCTA, NAB Back FCC Reform Bills
\n(Multichannel News © 02/03/2012)
The National Cabl & Telecommunications Association and the National Association of Broadcasters on Thursday both supported full committee consideration of FCC reform bills that have already passed out of the Communications Subcommittee. That ");
document.write("came in response to the scheduled markup of the bills....\n
\nNEW STORE HIGHLIGHTS COMCAST?S CONTINUED COMMITMENT TO IMPROVING THE CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE
\n(TCA Website: Comcast press release © 02/03/2012)
Comcast today (Jan. 31) announced the grand opening of its new XFINITY? Store in Houston. The 3,200 square foot");
document.write(" center is designed entirely around the needs of customers and provides Comcast customers with an opportunity to explore, learn about and interact directly with the latest XFINITY products and services....\n
\nTime Warner Cable Looks to 'Enjoy Better' Branding with Super Bowl Commercial
\n(Multichannel News © 02/03/2012)<");
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Time Warner Cable is backing its ?Enjoy Better' brand platform with local buys in the Super Bowl as part of a multimedia campaign, which includes a consumer sweepstakes....\n
\nGenachowski Praises Comcast's Stepped-Up Drive on Low-Cost Broadband
\n(Broadcasting and Cable © 02/02/2012)
FCC chairman Julius G");
document.write("enachowski applauded Comcast's expanded commitment to broadband adoption among low-income American families, calling digital literacy key to promoting the U.S.'s global competitiveness in the long run....\n
\nChange coming for Comcast subscribers in Pasadena
\n(Pasadena Citizen © 01/31/2012)
Comcast's standard bas");
document.write("ic customers in Pasadena will have their\ntelevision delivery system upgraded to all-digital and access to\nXFINITY services on Tuesday, Jan. 31.\n \n \n\nFor the vast majority of Comcast customers in Pasadena there is\nno action to take. XFINITY will essentially ?pop? up on their TV\nwithout any action by the customer.\n \n\n\nStandard basic customers without a ...\n
\nCOMCAST?S XFINITY CELEBRATES BLACK HISTORY MONTH WITH SPECIAL ENTERTAINMENT CHOICES ACROSS SCREENS AND DEVICES
\n(TCA website: Comcast press release © 01/31/2012)
Comcast?s Xfinity is celebrating Black History Month on Xfinity On Demand, XfinityTV.com, Xfinity.com and through the Xfinity TV app available on the iPad?, iPhone? and iPod touch? with special programming to recognize African-American culture and contributions....\n
\nTWC profit jumps 44%
\n(New York Post © 01/27/2012)
Time Warner Cable reported strong earnings for the latest quarter as growth in Internet and phone services offset a mediocre growth in its cable TV business.\n\nThe company said net income was $564 million, or $1.75 a share, in the last three months of 2011, a 44 percent increase from $392 million, or $1.09 a share, a year earlier.\n\nRevenue rose 4 percent to ");
document.write("$4.99 billion, from $4.8 billion a year e...\n
\nPew: Tablet Ownership Hits 19%
\n(Broadcasting and Cable © 01/24/2012)
Tablets and e-books were a hot gift item over the holidays, as the number of Americans owning tablets nearly doubled from 10% in mid-December to 19% in mid-January, according to a survey released");
document.write(" by Pew Research Center's Internet & American Life Project....\n
\nCAMM: Students face off in Lego robotics competition
\n(Austin News 8 © 01/21/2012)
Science is becoming the new team sport.\n\nThe gymnasium at Westlake High School was packed Saturday with about 600 middle school students from across Central Texas. ");
document.write("They gathered to compete in the First Lego League, using home built robots made from Legos to navigate an obstacle course.\n\n\"The bigger the contest, the bigger the excitement,? robotics coach Norman Morgan said. ?To these kids here, it?...\n
\nTV's next killer app: Weather
\n(Houston KPRC (NBC) 2 © 01/21/2012)
(C");
document.write("NN) - \n \n\nOf all the digital bells and whistles that Comcast put into its next-generation cable box, executives were surprised about one hum-drum feature that was most popular during testing.\n\n\"They love being able to check the weather,\" Tom Blaxland, a senior director for the company's Xfinity TV digital platform, said in a recent interview. \"That's actually the most popular app ...\n
\nComcast Challenges FCC's Decision on Tennis Channel Complain
\n(Multichannel News © 01/20/2012)
Comcast has challenged the FCC's Tennis Channel program carriage complaint decision on two fronts....\n
\nTime Warner Cable Brings Live TV To iPhone");
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\n(Multichannel News © 01/20/2012)
Time Warner Cable has launched a version of its TWC TV app for iPhone and iPod touch devices for watching live TV over a wireless home network -- although Viacom's networks remain absent from the nearly 200 channels in the lineup....\n
\nCable is discovering the joys of Wi-Fi; why not mob");
document.write("ile?
\n(Giga Om © 01/18/2012)
For the last few years, an alternate wireless network has been emerging in the U.S.: one not built by the mobile operators but by cable providers. Cablevision, Time Warner Cable, and Comcast have all launched numerous Wi-Fi hotspots in their service areas, and last week, Bright House joined the club, turning on 2,000 outdoor and indoor hotspots across the state of Florida....\n
\nComcast, TWC, AT&T To Join 'World IPv6 Launch 2012'
\n(Multichannel News © 01/18/2012)
Comcast, Time Warner Cable and AT&T are among the Internet service providers that have committed to participate in the \"World IPv6 Launch\" on June 6, 2012, an event that will also encompass website operators and home-networking equipment vendors aimed at catalyzing the transition to the next-generation Internet Protocol....\n
\nDenial Time Is Over: Most Video Will Be Online
\n(Communications Technology © 01/18/2012)
Surprise, surprise: People aren?t watching as much live TV as they used to. During a CES keynote address last week, Robert Kyncl, vice president/Global Content Partnerships at YouTube, said he believes it?s likely 75 percent of all channels (TV, online, etc.) will be Interne");
document.write("t-only by 2020: ?Pretty powerful when you consider that 10 years ago, you could barely view a page on the Internet. What happ...\n
\nNFL should dump local blackout rule
\n(USA Today © 01/18/2012)
Since the NFL markets extreme violence as family fun, it makes sense the league is wildy image-conscious.So it makes ");
document.write("no sense why the sports world's Daddy Warbucks keeps nickel-and-diming fans with its anachronistic local TV blackouts.They could end anyway, given the Federal Communications Commission recently began seeking public comment on ending blackouts in response to a petition filed by cons...\n
\nRetrans Blackouts Getting Out of Hand Especially Consider");
document.write("ing How Much Subscribers Pay
\n(DSL Reports © 01/18/2012)
It has become rather clear that the rate renegotiation for programming has gotten a little out of hand in recent years, with customers bearing the brunt in blackouts, annoying scrolling warnings, disingenuous PR campaigns and ultimately higher bills regardless of which side wins....\n
\nComcast is the fastest broadband provider in the U.S.
\n(Giga Om © 01/17/2012)
Comcast, the Philadelphia-based cable company, was the fastest broadband service provider in the U.S. during 2011, according to Ookla, a broadband speed test company....\n
\nOne Product?s Way To Help Det");
document.write("er Copper Theft
\n(Communications Technology © 01/17/2012)
The ongoing volatility of copper pricing has created a major concern for the communications industry. Rising copper prices negatively impact operating costs by increasing the price of wire and maintenance costs as copper wire becomes an attractive target for thieves intent on stealing it for sale to recyclers....\n
\nCable Had Fastest Broadband Downloads In 2011: Net Index
\n(Multichannel Newsu © 01/16/2012)
Cable operators delivered the fastest average broadband download speeds in 2011 -- with major MSOs easily blasting by rival telco and satellite Internet services -- according to data from independent testing firm Ookla....\n
\nSW Minnesota Town Says $15 Million Stimulus Broadband Project May Be Shelved
\n(Watchdog.org © 01/16/2012)
The recipient of a major federal stimulus grant and loan in southwestern Minnesota appears to be having second thoughts about proceeding with a broadband project spread out over three counties. The $15 million project which planned to expand broadband service in 15 communities may be in danger of going into the financial red zone, apparently due at least in part to the escalating costs o");
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\nTCA Applauds Court Ruling in Long-Running Lawsuit Over SB 5
\n(TCA website: TCA press release © 01/16/2012)
The Texas Cable Association (TCA) issued the following statement in connection with the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals ruling Friday that reverses a federal district court?s dismissal of T");
document.write("CA?s lawsuit over Senate Bill 5, the state?s law specifying how video franchises are issued....\n
\nAppeals court: Texas cable franchise law unconstitutional
\n(Austin American-Statesman © 01/14/2012) (Registration Required)\n
A federal appeals court found Friday that a state law outlining");
document.write(" how franchise agreements are issued to cable operators is unconstitutional.\r\n\r\n\r\nThe ruling came six years after the Texas Cable Association and Time Warner Cable first filed suit over Senate Bill 5, which was passed by legislators in 2005. \r\n\r\n\r\nThe bill allowed new-to-Texas cable operators, such as Verizon and other telephone compa...\n
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document.write("TA Enumerates 'Misguided' FCC Program Carriage Proposals
\n(Multichannel Newsu © 01/13/2012)
How does the National Cable & Telecommunications Association not love the Federal Communications Commission's proposed program carriage rule changes? Let it count the ways those proposals are misguided and should be rejected....\n
\nC-Span covers Beaumont culture
\n(KIII TV 3 (Corpus Christi) © 01/12/2012)
Camera crews from C-SPAN are spending their week in Beaumont. \n\nThe network is recording the city's history and literary life for use on the cable network's C-SPAN-2 and C-SPAN-3. \n\nProducers will be spending the week interviewing local historians, \nauthors and civic leaders. The programming will include stories on the \nSpindletop-Gladys City Museum, The McFaddin-Ward house and the T...\n
\nComcast?s new set-top streams live TV to DLNA devices
\n(Giga Om © 01/12/2012)
In a demo at the Consumer Electronics Show, a Comcast spokesperson showed off how the company?s next-generation set-top box will stream live and recorded TV to multiple devices on a subscriber?s Wi-Fi network....\n
\nTime Warner Cable building an app for Panasonic TVs
\n(Giga Om © 01/12/2012)
Time Warner Cable has developed an app for Panasonic Viera TVs, making it the first operator to bring cable TV content to the platform. The app was being shown off in the Panasonic booth, along with other content providers....\n
\nComcast?s AnyPlay essentially turns iPad into secondary cable box
\n(Washington Post © 01/11/2012) (Registration Required)\n
Comcast just announced that it's adding live TV streaming to its Xfinity iPad app — the new feature, called AnyPlay, essentially turns your iPad into a secondary cable box and lets you watch any of your channels while you're on your home network. Once y");
document.write("ou leave your house, you're limited to Comcast's 8,000 hours of On Demand content. (We'd assume there's a complicated collection of streaming...\n
\nTime Warner Cable Launches HBO, Max Go
\n(Multichannel News © 01/11/2012)
After the successful completion of a beta trial, Time Warner Cable has officially launched");
document.write(" the authenticated video HBO Go and Max Go \"TV Everywhere\" services for its customers who subscribe to the premium networks....\n
\nAISD switches to Suddenlink
\n(Abilene Reporter-News © 01/10/2012) (Registration Required)\n
A yearly savings of $114,912 and a seven-year contract contribute");
document.write("d to the Abilene ISD board of trustees voting 5-0 to approve Suddenlink as the new service manager for the districtwide computer network Monday night.\n\nBoard members Danny Wheat of Place 5 and Laura Dyer of Place 4 were unable to attend the meeting.\n\nThe district was forced to make a decision on its computer network manager because i...\n
\n10 o");
document.write("f the Days Before Christmas Hit $1 Billion in Online Spending
\n(All Things Digital © 01/06/2012)
For the second year in a row, Cyber Monday was the biggest online shopping day of the year, hitting $1.25 billion in the U.S....\n
\nCharter Expands Online, Mobile Content With Turner Shows
\n(Mul");
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Charter Communications has significantly expanded its online and mobile TV Everywhere offerings added content and apps from Turner Broadcasting System....\n
\nComcast Starts to Kiss Analog TV Goodbye
\n(Light Reading © 01/06/2012)
In its effort to reclaim analog spectrum,");
document.write(" Comcast Corp. (Nasdaq: CMCSA, CMCSK) has gotten down to its most basic video service tier....\n
\nTime Warner Cable Kicks Off HBO Go Beta Test
\n(Multichannel News © 01/06/2012)
Time Warner Cable initiated a beta test Wednesday of the HBO Go and Max Go \"TV Everywhere\" services, limiting access to its high-end Si");
document.write("gnatureHome customers initially before making it widely available in the next several days....\n
\nMore Disney, ESPN content coming to Comcast — but not Longhorn Network
\n(Houston Chronicle © 01/05/2012) (Registration Required)\n
Comcast and the Walt Disney Co. announced a multi-yea");
document.write("r distribution agreement Wednesday that will expand access for Comcast subscribers to several ABC, Disney and ESPN on-demand and multi-screen services but does not include ESPN?s Longhorn Network.\n\n\nThe agreement will give Comcast Xfinity subscribers access for the first time to such services as ESPN Goal Line and ESPN Buzzer Beater, which provi...\n
\nIn New York and Elsewhere, Disputes Over Television Fees Lead to a Few Blackouts
\n(New York Times (State Version) © 01/02/2012) (Registration Required)\n
It has become a common warning blaring on TV stations near the end of the year: this station might be blacked out come New Year’s Day. \n\r\n\r\r\n\r\nViewers are being caught in the cross-fire as television stations argued for higher fees from cable and satellite distributors in a system called retransmission consent. Scores of distribution deals were set to expire on Sat");
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\nMostly Quiet on the Retrans Front
\n(Multichannel News © 12/30/2011)
In what has become an annual rite for television distributors and station operators, several hundred retransmission-consent deals were set to expire at 11:59 p.m. on Dec. 31. \r\nBut unlike other years, when high-profil");
document.write("e agreements expired in major metropolitan markets, the drama seems to be mostly in small and midsized locales....\n
\nToday?s Cable Guy, Upgraded and Better-Dressed
\n(New York Times (State Version) © 12/30/2011) (Registration Required)\n
The cable guy is becoming sleeker and more sophist");
document.write("icated, just like the televisions and computers he installs. \n\r\n\r\r\n\r\nLong depicted as slovenly cranks who dodged growling dogs and tracked mud on the living room carpet, cable guys (and gals) these days often have backgrounds in engineering and computer science. That kind of training is now required — along with a new dress code for so...\n
\nNetflix was 2011's biggest loser in customer satisfaction
\n(Giga Om © 12/28/2011)
Netflix had a rough year, for sure: The company has taken its lumps from users, analysts and investors ever since it announced a major price hike and an ill-advised plan to spin off its DVD-by-mail service into a separate business called Qwikster. All of that has led to a massive decline in customer satisfaction, as the once high-flying company saw its rating drop to its lowest ratings ever, accor...\n
\nSocial Networking Is Now Top Online Activity
\n(Multichannel News © 12/28/2011)
New data from comScore shows that it is indeed a \"social world\" with social networking accounting for one in every five minutes spent online by users around the world, making it the most popular online activity....\n
\nTWC Eyes Live TV On Android Devices In Early 2012
\n(Multichannel News © 12/19/2011)
ime Warner Cable expects to let subscribers watch live TV on Android devices over in-home Wi-Fi early next year -- as it does today for Apple iOS phones and tablets -- after manufacturers upgrade to the next iteration of the Android operating system....\n
\nCharter launches TiVo Premiere in Fort Worth
\n(Fort Worth Star-Telegram © 12/17/2011) (Registration Required)\n
Charter Communications cable TV customers in the Fort Worth market now have access to TiVo through Charter for the first time.\r\n\r\nCharter is launching TiVo service across its markets through the first half of 2012, and is ");
document.write("already making it avaialble in the Fort Worth area.\r\n\r\n?Tivo Premiere,? as the package is called, blends TV channels with Charter on Demand interactive content, YouTube and...\n
\nTime Warner Cable and HBO make deal for HBO Go
\n(Los Angeles Times © 12/17/2011) (Registration Required)\n
Ti");
document.write("me Warner Cable subscribers will now be able to watch HBO on their iPads and computers.\n\nAfter several months of negotiations, the cable giant -- which has 12 million subscribers, including 2 million in Southern California -- has finally reached a deal with HBO to carry its new HBO Go, a service that allows the pay channel's subscribers access to its content on multiple platforms...\n
\nCourt prepares to hear challenges to FCC's Universal Service order
\n(The Hill © 12/16/2011)
A judicial panel randomly selected the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals in Denver, Colo., to hear challenges to the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) order earlier this year to convert a multibillion-dollar telephone fund into a subsidy to expand Internet access....\n
\nMoody's: Broadband, Business Services Will Drive Growth in 2012
\n(Multichannel News © 12/16/2011)
Moody's Investors Service predicted that cable video subscribers will continue to decline in 2012, but those losses should be tempered by gains in broadband and business services....\n
\nPaying a ?Sports Tax,? Even if You Don?t Watch
\n(New York Times (State Version) © 12/16/2011) (Registration Required)\n
Are you ready for some football? \n\r\n\r\r\n\r\nYou are paying for it regardless. \n\r\n\r\r\n\r\nAlthough “sports” never shows up as a line item on a cable or satellite bill, American television subscribers pay, on average, about $100 a year for sports programming — no matter how many games they watch. A sizable port");
document.write("ion goes to the National Football League, which dominates sports...\n
\nSuddenlink Flicks On Multiroom DVR With TiVo
\n(Multichannel News © 12/16/2011)
Suddenlink Communications has activated multiroom DVR features for customers who have multiple TiVo Premiere DVRs, ahead of the MSO's planned introduction of TiVo");
document.write("'s four-tuner multiroom DVR in 2012....\n
\nPowell: Cable and Broadcast Regs Need Rethinking
\n(Broadcasting and Cable © 12/15/2011)
The good news for broadcasters is that National Cable & Telecommunications Association President Michael Powell Wednesday championed broadcast deregulation. The bad news is that he ");
document.write("said that should happen because broadband was poised to supplant broadcasting as the best use of the nation's spectrum....\n
\nAT&T Knows Government Bureaucrats Love Cupcakes
\n(Wall Street Journal © 12/13/2011)
AT&T said it will continue its annual tradition of distributing cupcakes to FCC staff after taking som");
document.write("e heat from advocacy group Public Knowledge for the practice last year....\n
\nComcast Has A Huge New Venture Fund, And This Woman Is Running It
\n(San Francisco Chronicle © 12/13/2011)
Early this year, Comcast and NBC combined their venture arms into a single unit: Comcast Ventures....\n
\nFCC to turn down volume on TV commercials today
\n(Chicago Tribune © 12/13/2011) (Registration Required)\n
The Federal Communications Commission today is expected to pass regulations requiring broadcasters and cable and satellite TV systems to maintain constant volume levels. The order, which goes into effect o");
document.write("ne year from today, \"says commercials must have the same average volume as the programs they accompany,\" says FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski.\n\nLast year, President Obama signed into law a measur...\n
\nFCC warns of fraud in telephone subsidy
\n(The Hill © 12/13/2011)
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chair");
document.write("man Julius Genachowski wrote to state telecom commissions on Monday, urging them to crack down on waste and fraud in the FCC's Lifeline subsidy....\n
\nTime Warner Cable drops KRIS-NBC, other television stations
\n(Corpus Christi Caller-Times © 12/13/2011) (Registration Required)\n
CORPUS ");
document.write("CHRISTI ?\nThe local NBC affiliate and three other television stations went off the air on Time Warner after an agreement couldn't be reached between the cable company and a broadcast company late Monday.\n\nThe disagreement between Time Warner and Cordillera Communications left 80,000 cable customers without KRIS-TV, CW South Texas, independent station KDF and Corpus Christi Telemundo affilia...\n
\nCustomer Service
\n(Tyler Telegraph © 12/12/2011)
Five of Suddenlink's Tyler employees received Customer Service Hero Awards for their exceptional efforts to serve customers, colleagues and the community....\n
\nTime Warner Cable opens retail center in East El");
document.write(" Paso
\n(El Paso Times © 12/10/2011)
Time Warner Cable opened its new retail center at 1700 N. Zaragoza, Suite 121, on Friday.\n\nThe event included an appearance by U.S. Marines, in conjunction with the Toys for Tots Foundation.\n\nTime Warner Cable is a partner with the foundation in the El Paso area. The public is encouraged to bring an unwrapped toy to benefit a child in need this holiday season.\n\n\"Our retail centers in El Paso serve...\n
\nUsage caps in place soon for Suddenlink Internet subscribers in Abilene
\n(Abilene Reporter-News © 12/10/2011) (Registration Required)\n
A new usage allowance will raise Internet rates for Suddenlink customers in Abilene who use approximately three to 12 times more gigabytes than the average monthly user.\n\nBut the company emphasized in letters to customers that the caps on data \"will be more than sufficient f");
document.write("or 99 out of every 100 customers.\"\n\nCustomers who go beyond usage allowances will first be notified, then notified again if t...\n
\nGeorgetown Impacts?December 2011
\n(Austin Community Impact © 12/09/2011)
Now Open\n\n1. Shelton & Power LLC opened in mid-October at 812 S. Church St. Senior attorneys Lynne Shel");
document.write("ton and Jason Power previously had an office in Round Rock and specialize in franchise, business and intellectual property law. 535-0090, www.sheltonpower.com\n\n\n\n\n\n\n2. Candlewood Suites opened Nov. 18 in Georgetown at 451 N. I-35. The all-suite hotel offers full-sized kitchen; DVD/CD players;...\n
\nPowell: Distinctions Disappearing Between Cabl");
document.write("e, Web
\n(Multichannel News © 12/09/2011)
National Cable & Telecommunications Association president and former Federal Communications Commission chairman Michael Powell says the cable group has been \"very engaged\" in the privacy bills currently making the rounds on Capitol Hill, driven by the fact that, over time, there will be fewer distinctions between what cable does and what the Web does....\n
\nCable TV networks feel pressure of programming costs
\n(Los Angeles Times © 12/08/2011) (Registration Required)\n
Cable TV networks feel pressure of programming costs\n\n \n Sports rights fees and costs for original shows have driven up cable programming expenses in recent years. Yet cable channels remain the most profitable divisions of many media conglomerates. Wall Street worries the media industry will be un");
document.write("able to sustain its high margins.\n \n ...\n
\nEl Paso: Sixth Digital City in U.S.
\n(El Paso KDBC (CBS) 4 © 12/08/2011)
EL PASO - There's some positive news for El Pasoans. The Sun City is leading the nation when it comes to technology.\n\n\n\n\n The Center for Digital Government ranked El Pa");
document.write("so sixth in the nation for "Digital City Governments." That means the Sun City is being recognized for investing in technology.\n\n\n\n\n "It is becoming so common place in terms of being able to do anything like e-gov...\n
\nNew NFL TV deals will mean bigger bills for consumers
\n(Los Angeles Times © 12/07/201");
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Someone forgot to tell the National Football League that we're in a down economy.\n\nThe NFL is working on new TV deals with broadcast networks Fox, CBS and NBC that will include a dramatic increase in the rights fees each network pays to carry games.\n\nCurrently, Fox pays an average of $725 million per season for its package of National Football Conference games, NBC shells out $650 million for ...\n
\nOpposing view: U.S. broadband is not falling behind
\n(USA Today © 12/07/2011)
Those worried the USA is falling behind the world in broadband speed and adoption can pick another subject to fret about. America is doing fine ? and would do even better if government would stop trying to micromanage the digital economy.\n * The idea that European and Asian countries are lapping America in the race for broadband speed and penetration is a falla");
document.write("cy created with statistics compari...\n
\nComcast: No plans for usage-based broadband pricing
\n(Giga Om © 12/06/2011)
Many cable operators are considering new pricing for broadband services that would link the amount of data their subscribers consume with the amount they pay. But Comcast isn?t one of them, accor");
document.write("ding to execs....\n
\nCable firms branch out into home-security services
\n(Los Angeles Times © 12/05/2011)
Now some of the biggest cable companies ? including Comcast Corp. and Time Warner Cable Inc. ? are looking to do more than just safeguard their signals from piracy. They want to use their broadband service ");
document.write("to protect your big-screen television, the couch in front of it and even the family jewels with their own home-security systems....\n
\nComcast to start selling Verizon mobile early 2012
\n(South Florida Sun-Sentinel © 12/05/2011) (Registration Required)\n
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\nBroadband stimulus winner spends money on online soap opera
\n(Fierce Broadband Wireless © 12/04/2011)
The Department of Commerce granted more than $28 million to an entity called One Economy, which has in turn spent some of the money on a Web-based show called, \"Diary of a Single");
document.write(" Mom,\" according to report in The Washington Times....\n
\nVTCI expanding service in rural areas
\n(Harlingen Valley Morning Star © 12/04/2011)
RAYMONDVILLE — Valley Telephone Cooperative Inc. and its subsidiary VTX Telecom LLC, have begun construction of 11 new self-sustained facilities that will house vit");
document.write("al equipment in locations including Raymondville, Lyford/Sebastian and Santa Rosa, company officials said.\nThe other locations include Agua Dulce, Charlotte, Falfurrias, George West, Jourdanton, Orange Grove, Premont and Three Riv...\n
\nOrganizations Give Christmas Trees to Families in Need
\n(Denison KTEN (NBC) 10 © 12");
document.write("/03/2011)
DENISON, TX--'Tis the season to deck the halls, but for some families a holiday tree may be out of reach. That's why volunteers are making Christmas a little more merry for some. \n\nThe Boys and Girls Club of Denison and other organizations are putting together their first Festival of Trees and Holiday Crafts show. \n\nSo far, they have around 50 tress. Businesses, or anyone in Texoma, can bu...\n
\nUncovering the truth about retrans value
\n(TV News Check © 12/02/2011)
SNL Kagan has supplied some ammo for stations to take into their next retrans negotiations with cable and satellite operators. It's a report showing growth of the cash flow margins of cable networks, and it's the retrans equivalent of the Predator drone....\n
\nCharter Ups Broadband Speeds Again, Bumps Top Tier To 100 Meg
\n(Multichannel News © 12/01/2011)
Looking to kick more sand in the face of DSL, Charter Communications is increasing connection speeds of its three top broadband tiers -- Express, Plus and Ultra, which will now provide downloads of up to 100 Megabits per second -- at no additional cost for subscribers....\n
\nThanks to cable firms, the U.S. adds 635,000 new broadband subs
\n(Giga Om © 12/01/2011)
Eighteen of the largest cable and telecom companies added about 635,000 net new subscribers during the third quarter of 2011, with a majority of the subscribers ? 83 percent or 525,000 ? coming from cable companies and the rest from telephone companies, says Leichtman Research Group, a Durham, NH-based research compan");
document.write("y. In comparison, during the third quarter of 2010, the total new broadband addit...\n
\nTipping Point
\n(Adtran © 11/30/2011)
Raymondville, Texas-based Valley Telephone is a rural LEC with 17 exchanges in 19 counties covering 7,300 square miles. It?s overbuilding 11 Texas towns now covered by the incumbent carri");
document.write("er there. And it has a sister company called VTX Communications that sells fiber transport; long distance; Internet, including wireless, DSL and FTTH; video services; and video production....\n
\nFCC inches toward the broadband future with USF reform
\n(Giga Om © 11/29/2011)
The Federal Communications Commission?");
document.write("s $4.5 billion plan to upgrade for the 21st Century the funding program that provides telephone service to rural areas will soon become law, as universal service fund reform hits the Federal Register....\n
\nNCTA: FCC's Program Carriage Rule Changes Are Unwarranted
\n(Broadcasting and Cable © 11/29/2011)
The Nati");
document.write("onal Cable & Telecommunications Association told the FCC Monday that there is no need to try and make it easier to file complaints because there is no real harm that demands the intrusion of government on protected speech or the expansion of rules....\n
\nTWC Hands out Turkey To CPS Families
\n(KIII TV (Corpus Christi) ©");
document.write(" 11/28/2011)
It's one of the special parts of the holiday season, giving back and Monday, Time Warner Cable was doing that in a big way....\n
\nAdopt A Family For Thanksgiving Day
\n(Corpus Christi Caller-Times © 11/22/2011)
Sabrina Heins (right) takes a picture of employees from Time Warner Cable's Volun");
document.write("teer Community Corps with some of the 27 Thanksgiving dinner baskets they delivered to Child Protective Services for the third annual Adopt A Family For Thanksgiving Day....\n
\nOperators Add Over 635,000 Broadband Subs in Q3
\n(Broadcasting and Cable © 11/20/2011)
The eighteen largest cable and telephone provide");
document.write("rs of broadband services in the U.S. acquired about 635,000 net additional high-speed Internet subscribers in the third quarter of 2011, a new report from Leichtman Research Group, Inc. (LRG) finds....\n
\nOur Neighbors: Take a Veteran to School Day
\n(Bryan/College Station Eagle © 11/20/2011)
Local veterans rece");
document.write("ntly were honored at a Take a Veteran to School program at Bryan's Jane Long Middle School....\n
\nDespite Promises, Taxes Continue Growing
\n(Tyler Telegraph © 11/14/2011)
The Obama administration will save us from the dreaded dial-up squeaks and squawks, as it prepares to spend the billions of dollars it receiv");
document.write("es from an outdated zombie tax, the Universal Service Fund, to ?provide high-speed Internet access to millions of rural Americans.?...\n
\n'Take A Vet To School Day' Event Honors Miltary Heroes
\n(KSAT TV (San Antonio) © 11/11/2011)
The initiative is part of a national campaign by the History Channel to link vete");
document.write("rans with schools and communities. Time Warner Cable helped coordinate the initiative at Cole Middle and High School....\n
\nHouse probes $267M loan to bankrupt broadband firm
\n(The Hill © 11/10/2011)
The House Energy and Commerce Committee launched an investigation late Wednesday into a $267 million loan from t");
document.write("he Agriculture Department to bankrupt broadband provider Open Range Communications....\n
\nBROADBAND: A VALUABLE CONNECTION FOR TEXAS MILITARY, VETERANS & FAMILIES Read more: The Gilmer Mirror - BROADBAND A VALUABLE CONNECTION FOR TEXAS MILITARY VETERANS FAMILIES
\n(Gilmer Mirror © 11/09/2011)
As Texans prepare");
document.write(" to celebrate Veterans Day, the Internet Innovation Alliance (IIA) is calling for expanded broadband Internet access that will help military families stay connected with loved ones who are serving our nation from around the world....\n
\nThe Cable Industry Leads Effort to Promote Broadband Adoption
\n(National Cable and Telec");
document.write("ommunications Association © 11/09/2011)
The National Cable & Telecommunications Association (NCTA) and its cable Internet Service Providers (\"cable providers\"), together with leading non-profit organizations, have formed a major initiative to promote education and broadband adoption by providing low-cost, discounted broadband Internet service to millions of K-12 students that don't currently have broadband in their homes. The initiativ...\n
\nRaspberries for AT&T?s ?Misleading? Jobs Ad
\n(Wall Street Journal © 11/07/2011)
Advocacy group Media Access Project calls ?misleading? a TV ad that says AT&T will add as many as 96,000 American jobs in the telecom company?s proposed takeover of T-Mobile USA....\n
\nGeorgetown ISD's Veterans Day Ceremony
\n(Community Impact News © 11/05/2011)
A reception, sponsored by Suddenlink and The History Channel, will be held for veterans immediately following the outdoor ceremony in the district?s Board Meeting Room....\n
\nRetired veterans visit Clear Creek Elementary School
\n(Killeen Daily News © 11/01/2011)
A decorated Vietnam War veteran showed a group of Fort Hood students artifacts from the indigenous people who battled alongside Americans during that conflict....\n
\nNCTA Statement Regarding FCC Action to Reform USF & ");
document.write("ICC Regimes
\n(National Cable and Telecommunications Association © 10/27/2011)
?Today?s action by the Commission at long last follows through on initiating fundamental reforms to our current Universal Service and intercarrier compensation regimes. We commend the Chairman, the Commissioners and the hard-working staff on completing this difficult and arduous proceeding.\"...\n
\nC-SPAN 'Campaign 2012' Bus Tour Stops in B/CS
\n(KBTX TV © 10/26/2011)
Area residents will be among the first to tour C-SPAN?s Campaign 2012 Bus when it stops in Bryan and College Station Texas on its ?Road to the White House? tour, named after C-SPAN?s signature political program....\n
\nC-SPAN bus visits Central Texas
\n(YNN © 10/20/2011)
A lesson in politics and the chance to get involved on live television is what happens when the C-SPAN bus makes a stop at your school....\n
\nWICT Names Time Warner Cable, NBCUniversal As Best Companies For Women In Ca");
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\n(Multichannel News © 10/14/2011)
Women in Cable Telecommunications announced the 2011 recipients of the Best Companies for Women in Cable honors, with Time Warner Cable and NBCUniversal earning the top operator and programmer distinctions, respectively....\n
\nProblem Solvers: Time Warner Thefts Could Affec");
document.write("t 911 Calls
\n(KXAS NBC 5 (DFW) © 10/13/2011)
Time Warner Cable is offering a $10,000 reward for information that helps them crack a string of equipment thefts....\n
\nPowell: Telco USF Plans Could Harm Competitors
\n(Multichannel News © 10/11/2011)
National Cable & Telecommunicat");
document.write("ions Association President Michael Powell plans to tell the Senate Commerce Committee that universal service reform proposals put forth by the large incumbent carriers -- Verizon, AT&T, CenturyLink among them -- and some small, rural telcos have been misrepresented as consensus proposals....\n
\nPhilanthropy: Red Cross to get $45,000 from Time W");
document.write("arner Cable, its subscribers
\n(Austin American-Statesman © 10/07/2011)
Time Warner Cable on Friday presented $45,000 to the American Red Cross, which will use the funds to assist Central Texans affected by the Sept. 4 wildfires....\n
\nFCC chairman pushes reform of 'wasteful' and 'unfair' phone subsidy
\n(The Hill © 10/06/2011)
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski announced his plan to reform a phone subsidy program Thursday, calling the current system \"outdated,\" \"wasteful\" and \"unfair.\"...\n
\nFCC to overhaul $4.5B in subsidies
\n(Politico © 10/06/2011)
The Fed");
document.write("eral Communications Commission?s plans to revamp a program with nearly $4.5 billion in annual telephone subsidies could bring some changes to phone bills ? and consumer advocates and lawmakers are watching closely....\n
\nHouse Passes Broadband Stimulus Oversight Bill
\n(Multichannel News © 10/06/2011)
The House ");
document.write("of Representatives Wednesday passed H.R. 1343, a bill to improve the \"accountability and transparency\" of the broadband portion of the stimulus package....\n
\nBattle over TV fees could cause blackouts
\n(Politico © 10/05/2011)
A battle royale is brewing between two entrenched lobbies ? the broadcasting and pay-T");
document.write("V industries ? over how much shows from ?American Idol? to the local news are worth....\n
\nCable wins broadband subs as telcos take TV
\n(Giga Om © 09/21/2011)
In the fight for new subscribers, cable companies are winning on broadband and telecommunications providers are winning over TV viewers according to data");
document.write(" from Telegeography....\n
\nNTIA Redraws National Broadband Map
\n(Multichannel News © 09/21/2011)
The National Telecommunications & Information Administration has updated its interactive national broadband map, which it says is now based on data from 1,731 broadband suppliers, up from 1,650....\n
\nAgriculture Secretary Vilsack announces projects to provide broadband to rural communities (Texas included)
\n(Texans for Economic Progress website © 09/20/2011)
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that 106 projects in 38 states and one territory have been selected to receive more than $34.7 million in grants t");
document.write("o fund educational projects and expand access to health care services in rural areas through USDA?s Distance Learning and Telemedicine Program....\n
\nFOSI: Majority of Parents Use Online Safety Tools
\n(Multichannel News © 09/16/2011)
The Family Online Safety Institute says that the majority of parents are alre");
document.write("ady using tools to help protect their kids' online experiences....\n
\nBroadband Providers Add 350,000 Subs In Q2: Leichtman Research
\n(Multichannel News © 08/25/2011)
The 18 largest cable and telephone providers in the U.S. acquired about 350,000 net additional high-speed Internet subscribers in the second qua");
document.write("rter of 2011, according to Leichtman Research Group, Inc. These top provides account for about 93% of the broadband market....\n
\nMany cable, satellite customers may miss Longhorn Network's debut (TCA quote)
\n(Austin American-Statesman © 08/25/2011)
The Longhorn Network launches today, but, barring last-minut");
document.write("e deals with cable or satellite providers, it's possible University of Texas fans nationwide won't be able to tune in....\n
\nNCTA: Telco's USF Plan Falls Short
\n(Multichannel News © 08/25/2011)
The National Cable & Telecommunications Association politely but firmly slammed the incumbent LEC's USF reform plan i");
document.write("n comments to the Federal Communications Commission....\n
\nSome States May Be Vulnerable In Phone Fund Overhaul
\n(National Journal © 08/25/2011)
An attempt by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to overhaul a major telecom fund could yank cash away from various states, and while the winners and losers");
document.write(" are still hard to call, the reform effort already has state officials worrying....\n
\nStudy: Broadband users less likely to leave labor force
\n(The Hill © 08/18/2011)
Americans who use the Internet are less likely to become discouraged and drop out of the labor force, according to a study from the free-market");
document.write(" think tank Phoenix Center....\n
\nAT&T Messes with Texas: Is Campaign Cash More Important than Latino Jobs?
\n(Huffington Post © 08/15/2011)
Texas Gov. Rick Perry suddenly finds himself among the frontrunners for the 2012 GOP presidential nomination, buoyed by his supposedly strong record on creating jobs in th");
document.write("e country's second most populous state. But beneath the veneer of Perry's purported success--it's been called \"a Texas miracle\"--are some facts that should trouble all of us....\n
\nTime Warner Cable?s future is in broadband, not TV
\n(Giga Om © 08/15/2011)
The majority of Time Warner Cable?s subscribers and the");
document.write(" bulk of its revenue still come from its traditional pay TV service, but that is changing ? and fast....\n
\nNCTA: Broadband Report 'Dispels' Speed Gap
\n(Multichannel News © 08/03/2011)
The Federal Communications Commission's just-released Measuring Broadband America report \"confirms that cable operators are de");
document.write("livering world-class services,\" according to NCTA executive vce president James Assey in a blog posting Tuesday....\n
\nSurvey: Texas companies with broadband Internet outperform those without it
\n(Austin American-Statesman © 08/02/2011)
Many Austin conventioneers get their first taste of Texas barbecue just ou");
document.write("tside the Austin Convention Center's doors at Iron Works BBQ, but it's the restaurant's online business that keeps them coming back....\n
\nOh no he didn?t: AT&T?s CEO calls DSL obsolete
\n(Giga Om © 07/19/2011)
AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson (pictured) spoke Tuesday at the National Association of Regulatory Utilit");
document.write("y Commissioners summer meeting in Los Angeles, where he called his company?s copper-based DSL broadband technology ?obsolete.?...\n
\nStudy argues rural broadband stimulus wasn't effective
\n(The Hill © 07/11/2011)
Stimulus funds aimed at expanding rural broadband service are not cost effective and often subsidi");
document.write("ze duplicative coverage, according to a study from Navigant Economics....\n
\nLegacy cable providers can soon transition to state-issued franchise agreement
\n(Austin American-Statesman (blog) © 06/22/2011)
A bill signed by Gov. Rick Perry will soon allow Time Warner, Suddenlink and the state?s other legacy cabl");
document.write("e providers to exit deals they?ve negotiated on a city-by-city basis in favor of operating under a single state-issued franchise agreement ? something newcomers such as AT&T U-verse and Verizon FiOS are already doing....\n
\nThe National Broadband Map: a $350 million \"boondoggle\"?
\n(ARS Technica © 06/06/2011)
T");
document.write("he United States government's National Broadband Map has been out for three months and hasn't generated much heat?until now. Suddenly advocates from the New America Foundation are posting commentaries calling the project a big disappointment....\n
\nNCTA: Broadband Subsidies Are Wasting Millions
\n(Multichannel News © 0");
document.write("4/13/2011)
The Agriculture Department's broadband subsidy program wastes millions of dollars to overbuild existing service and, if it is symptomatic of a larger infirmity, could mean it would cost $87.2 billion to reach every unserved household in the country, rather than the FCC's estimated $23.5 billion....\n
\nCable's economic impact");
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\n(Dallas Business Journal © 03/10/2011) (Registration Required)\n
The cable industry accounted for 112,410 jobs, directly or indirectly, and had a $15.9 billion economic impact statewide last year, according to a study.\n\n\nThe Texas Cable Association said in a news release that those numbers were up from 97,138 jobs and around $14.7 billion in economic impact in 2008, when Bortz Media and Sports Group last examined the issue.\n\n\nThat's your meat and potatoes.\n\n\nNo...\n
\nStudy: Cable Adds $15.9 Billion, More Than 112,000 Jobs To Texas Economy
\n(Texas Cable Association -- Press Release © 03/10/2011)
?As this new study shows, the cable industry remains an important, growing contributor to Texas? economy and to local economies, from Beaumont to El Paso, the Rio Grande Valley to the Panhandle,? said TCA Board Chairman John Owen, preside");
document.write("nt, business services, Time Warner Cable West Region. ?In this strongly competitive telecommunications environment, Texas cable operators not only are adding new...\n
\nStudy: Cable Adds $15.9 Billion, More Than 112,000 Jobs To Texas Economy
\n(Unknown © 03/10/2011)
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