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To: ahhaha who wrote (3404)	12/16/1998 8:38:00 AM
From: ERM	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 29970

<<The government created the anti-competitive cable TV monster by their zeal to ensure fairness>> I need a history lesson here. My understanding is that a) cable companies are granted local franchises and require no federal licenses in order to exist (granted they must comply with federal rules, i.e. must-carry) and b) those local franchises are non-exclusive. So my question is what part of government are you referring to and specifically what is it that this governmental entity did that "created the anti-competitive cable TV monster"? Thanks.

To: ahhaha who wrote (3404)	12/16/1998 8:44:00 AM
From: sillen	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 29970

I agree the FCC can't really do anything. The framework of the Telecom Act of 1996 doesn't serve its purpose anymore because it has too many assumptions in it. It is also very outdated (new high tech services popping up as we speak; xDSL) and vague. But the way I see it is OK if the FCC don't have the power or technological knowledge to judge what is right or wrong, because competition is slowly making its way into the market. Right now U S West and TCI might have the power to do what they want, but this is changing fast. The FCC is also feeling the heat to provide a noticeable change for the consumer and as I earlier have pointed out that itself will make them not stop the AT&T/TCI deal. Rome wasn't built in a day and I don't really care what the FCC decides to do about the teleco market....the FCC can't stop the demand for bandwidth we see today anyway. Later Sillen