среда, 14 марта 2012 г.

Cable fight looms

A battle for riches and glory. Fiery debate. Tense negotiations.

That's up next in the Pennsylvania General Assembly.

Television service in Pennsylvania could be shaken up dramatically by legislation that's likely to be brought up for consideration in the next session.

Verizon Communications Inc., traditionally a telephone company, is becoming a cable provider. As it enters the cable-TV market, the company is trying to dismantle a decades-old system that forces providers to negotiate separate access deals with each of the Commonwealth's 2,567 municipalities.

Legislation to do just that was introduced over the summer but recently withdrawn. There is little …

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