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House Panel Leaders OK National Cable Franchise


Neal McLain (nmclain@annsgarden.com)
Fri, 10 Mar 2006 00:23:32 -0600

In a setback for cable, key House lawmakers Wednesday night agreed in
principle to award a national cable franchise to phone companies and
to subject cable operators to continued local franchising requirements
until phone rivals have reached 15% local-video-market penetration,
industry and Capitol Hill aides said Thursday morning.

http://www.multichannel.com/article/CA6314469.html?display=Breaking+News

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