Telecommunication Competition
AT&T Broadband Chairman Amos Hostetter spoke about the recent merger of AT&T and Media One. He stressed that this merger provides the size and scope to compete with local telephone company m…
70 viewsAT&T Broadband Chairman Amos Hostetter spoke about the recent merger of AT&T and Media One. He stressed that this merger provides the size and scope to compete with local telephone company m…
70 viewsCommittee members heard testimony from cable and direct broadcast satellite executives and a consumer advocate concerning competition in the cable television market. Witnesses testified abou…
198 viewsJudy Woodruff of CNN interviewed cable industry leaders at the cable television association 1997 convention. They talked about various issues facing the industry, including increasing compet…
70 viewsLarry King interviewed each of the guests separately, the first three talked about the relationship between media technology and education and the last two talked about larger issues of how …
135 viewsAt the April luncheon of the Federal Communications Bar Association, Mr. Hostetter talked about issues concerning the cable industry including the impact of the Cable Televison Act of 1991.
66 viewsMr. Hostetter, chairman of the Cable in the Classroom non-profit organization, spoke at a press conference in the National Press Club to announce the release of a survey of the extent of cab…
59 viewsThe subcommittee heard testimony on the second day of hearings on H.R. 1303, the Cable Television Consumer Protection and Competition Act. Cable television executives testified on a proposal…
508 viewsThe Senate Commerce Subcommittee met to examine whether or not telephone companies should be permitted to originate video programming. The subcommittee was considering S. 2800, the Communica…
282 viewsSenators Inouye and Danforth talked about the history of the subcommittee and gave background information on the issue of telecommunications as it relates to the consumer. They said that the…
114 viewsMr. Mooney and Mr. Hostetter answered questions asked by Sen. Gore about allegations of anti-competition behavior by cable providers against broadcast networks. They talked about the cable r…
100 viewsAmos Hosetter discussed his 25 years in the cable industry. The Boston-based company headed by Hostetter is the third largest multiple system operator in the country. The interview is part o…
731 viewsThe subcommittee held a hearing on oversight of the cable television industry. Witnesses from governments and cable television companies testified about the impacts of the Cable Communicatio…
240 viewsA Senate Judiciary subcommittee heard testimony on competitive issues in the cable television industry.
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