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1. FCC Chair May Face Battle to Tighten Cable Regulation

   [ Summary ] Topic: Legislation and Regulation | Date Published: 11/27/2007

   FCC Chairman Kevin J. Martin has proposed tighter regulation of the cable industry under the so-called 70/70 rule of the Cable Communications Act of 1984. Officials and consumer groups say Martin's proposal would increase programming and reduce rates for consumers.

2. Comcast Focused on Deploying DOCSIS 3.0

   [ Summary ] Topic: Telecommunications Services | Date Published: 12/06/2007

   Comcast announced that it will focus on aggressively deploying a DOCSIS 3.0 infrastructure in 2008. The company intends to offer DOCSIS 3.0 capability in 20 percent of its market area by the end of the year. DOCSIS 3.0 won't completely close the gap between cable and fiber, but its transfer rates...

3. Government Offers Coupons for Digital-TV Converters

   [ Summary ] Topic: Telecommunications Services | Date Published: 01/03/2008

   The government is offering $40 coupons that consumers can apply toward the cost of a converter box that will let their old analog TV work when the complete switch to digital television takes place in a little over a year. Converters, which will allow old analog sets to receive the digital signals,...

4. FCC Details Digital-TV Transition

   [ Summary ] Topic: Legislation and Regulation | Date Published: 01/03/2008

   The Federal Communications Commission has released a 108-page order detailing its rules for the final stages of the transition of U.S. full-power television stations from analog to digital. The document covers in detail the timing of required construction of the final facilities for each station,...

5. Broadcasters Given Flexibility on Digital-TV Transition

   [ Summary ] Topic: Legislation and Regulation | Date Published: 01/03/2008

   The Federal Communications Commission has approved new rules giving broadcasters more flexibility in making the switch to digital television from traditional analog signals. The rules would allow some broadcast stations to make a phased transition. Congress ordered the switch to digital television...

6. Consumers, Cable Companies and HDTV

   [ Summary ] Topic: Telecommunications Services | Date Published: 01/03/2008

   Comcast CTO Tony Werner says standard HD is five years away. According to this article, for it to occur, the good will need to overcome the various obstacles to the technology.

7. One Ring to Bring WiMax Service to Atlanta

   [ Summary ] Topic: WiMax | Date Published: 01/10/2008

   One Ring Networks has announced it will be offering WiMax service in the Atlanta metro area. One Ring, which was recently granted a licensed spectrum, will couple it with WiMax equipment in order to provide an array of business offerings.

8. In-Stat: Evolution of FMC and Femtocell Services

   [ Summary ] Topic: Telecommunications Services | Date Published: 02/19/2008

   According to In-Stat research, by 2010 fixed mobile convergence and femtocells market segments will form a new converged services market and UMA will become marginalized. The research predicts converged services that emulate home telecommunications will be highly valued by consumers.

9. FCC Says No Exclusive Phone Deals for Apartments

   [ Summary ] Topic: Telecommunications Services | Date Published: 03/24/2008

   The FCC has banned exclusive telephone-service agreements in apartment buildings, according to this article. The commission said such deals would hurt customers and inhibit competition.

10. Comcast to Bring Super-High-Speed Internet to Twin Cities

    [ Summary ] Topic: Telecommunications Services | Date Published: 04/03/2008

    Comcast is rolling out new broadband service to the Twin Cities. The service, based on Docsis 3.0, can bring Internet users download speeds up to 50 megabits per second and upload speeds of 5 mbps. The service, at $150 a month, is expected to appeal to bandwidth hogs.

11. Broadband Penetration Expands Significantly in U.S.

    [ Summary ] Topic: Telecommunications Services | Date Published: 04/17/2008

    According to Scarborough Research, broadband penetration in the United States has increased more than 300 percent since 2002. According to the research, DSL grew more than cable modems, but both experienced significant growth.

12. An Overview of Fiber Deployments

    [ Summary ] Topic: Fiber-to-the-Premises | Date Published: 04/24/2008

    This blog post sets out to explain FTTP (fiber to the premise), FTTB (fiber to the building), FTTD (fiber to the desk) and FTTH (fiber to the home). FTTB is a communication delivery service in which an optical fiber runs directly to the customer's premises.