AT&T Video Franchise in Tennessee
AT&T Video Competition Legislation Introduced
NASHVILLE (April 7) Tennessee legislators rolled out a compromise plan Monday to allow AT&T and others to provide video TV services in Tennessee. The plan follows months of closed-door sessions of the ad hoc committee to develop a plan. Each stakeholder had to compromise. AT&T, the incumbent cable TV systems, and the local governments each had to compromise their positions.
State Senator Lowe Finney, D-Jackson, said the legislation will provide a choice for Tennessee consumers and will not unfairly burden the franchises of cities and counties.
AT&T can operate under a single five-percent franchise issued by the state. That bypasses the cities and counties, who traditionally issued the franchises and required certain performance and build-out provisions.
Charter Communications has the lone franchise in Henry County to provide video services.
What do you think? Do you think that competition will be good for the consumer?
NASHVILLE (April 7) Tennessee legislators rolled out a compromise plan Monday to allow AT&T and others to provide video TV services in Tennessee. The plan follows months of closed-door sessions of the ad hoc committee to develop a plan. Each stakeholder had to compromise. AT&T, the incumbent cable TV systems, and the local governments each had to compromise their positions.
State Senator Lowe Finney, D-Jackson, said the legislation will provide a choice for Tennessee consumers and will not unfairly burden the franchises of cities and counties.
AT&T can operate under a single five-percent franchise issued by the state. That bypasses the cities and counties, who traditionally issued the franchises and required certain performance and build-out provisions.
Charter Communications has the lone franchise in Henry County to provide video services.
What do you think? Do you think that competition will be good for the consumer?
posted by Tri-County Publishing, Inc. at 4/08/2008 10:49:00 AM
1 Comments:
There is no real competition in a market duopoly. In addition, this legislation gives the sanction of the state to minimum broadband buildout requirements. Tennessee consumers -- and not the so-called "stakeholders"-- are going to be asked to give up the most in this deal since many of them will continue to go without access to broadband for the foreseeable.
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