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March 25, 2004

Escalating Cable Rates

Witnesses testified about rising cable television rates, the state of competition in the industry, and policies affecting consumers. Among t… read more

Witnesses testified about rising cable television rates, the state of competition in the industry, and policies affecting consumers. Among the issues they addressed were providing a la carte choices for consumers, infrastructure development, and costs of sports programming. close

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Amy Abramowitz Assistant Director General Accounting Office->Physical Infrastructure Issues
George Bodenheimer President ESPN

John Breaux U.S. Senator [D] Louisiana
Sam Brownback U.S. Senator [R] Kansas
Conrad Burns U.S. Senator [R] Montana
Maria Cantwell U.S. Senator (Class 1) [D] Washington
Mark L. Goldstein Director General Accounting Office->Physical Infrastructure Issues
Daniel K. Inouye U.S. Senator [D] Hawaii
Rodger Johnson Chief Executive Officer Knology
Gene Kimmelman Co-Director Consumers Union
Frank R. Lautenberg U.S. Senator [D] New Jersey
Trent Lott U.S. Senator [R] Mississippi
John S. McCain III U.S. Senator (Class 3) [R] Arizona
Bill Nelson U.S. Senator (Class 1) [D] Florida
Marilyn Praisner Member Montgomery County, MD->County Council
James O. Robbins President and CEO Cox Communications
Jay Rockefeller IV U.S. Senator [D] West Virginia
Gordon H. Smith U.S. Senator [R] Oregon
Olympia J. Snowe U.S. Senator [R] Maine
Ted Stevens U.S. Senator [R] Alaska
Ron Wyden U.S. Senator (Class 3) [D] Oregon

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Senate Commerce, Science,and Transportation Committee

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Program ID:: 181118-1
Category:: Senate Committee
Format:: Senate Committee
Location:: Washington, District of Columbia, United States
First Aired:: Mar 25, 2004 | 10:08pm EST | C-SPAN 2
Last Aired:: Apr 09, 2004 | 4:52pm EDT | C-SPAN 3

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Mar 25, 2004 | 10:08pm EST | C-SPAN 2
Mar 26, 2004 | 3:00am EST | C-SPAN 2
Mar 26, 2004 | 3:30pm EST | C-SPAN 2
Apr 05, 2004 | 10:00am EDT | C-SPAN 3
Apr 09, 2004 | 4:52pm EDT | C-SPAN 3

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