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Time Warner Fears Cable Indecency Rules

Stevie Converse — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 06:49:45 -0700

Malone Eyes Swap for AOL Dial-Up Arm

Stevie Converse — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 07:22:04 -0700

Liberty Media Open to Discussing AOL Dial-Up Deal

Holiday Shapiro — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 14:18:32 -0700

Whatever Happened to Making Customers Happy?

Lindsy Embree — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 06:20:16 -0700

Heaviest Users of Web Face Limits on 'Unlimited'

Holiday Shapiro — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 06:47:37 -0700

Online Bandwidth Hogs to Be Cut Off at Trough?

Stevie Converse — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 16:05:45 -0700

The era of carefree, unlimited Internet browsing and downloading might be coming to an end.

Industry leaders Comcast and Time Warner Cable have started testing traffic-metering and management techniques that seek to rein in heavy usage, and AT&T says such limits are inevitable for the most extreme users of its network.

Can David Verklin Set Cable's Next Generation of TV Advertising?

Stevie Converse — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 05:55:52 -0700

David Verklin will have to paddle very, very fast in his new job.

As of Aug. 4, Verklin will head Canoe Ventures LLC, the New York-based joint venture established by Comcast, Time Warner Cable, Cox Communications, Charter Communications, Cablevision Systems and Bright House Networks.

Net Providers to Block Sites with Child Sex

Stevie Converse — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 06:50:11 -0700

Verizon, Sprint and Time Warner Cable have agreed to block access to Internet bulletin boards and Web sites nationwide that disseminate child pornography.

Internet Providers Ponder Bandwidth Limits for Heavy Users

Stevie Converse — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 09:12:48 -0700

Airlines aren't the only ones tacking on fees for services customers have taken for granted for years. Two cable giants – Comcast and Time Warner Cable – say they intend to test plans that would charge extra fees for heavy Internet usage.

It's a throwback to the days when you had to deposit another quarter to talk for a few more minutes on a pay phone.

Comcast Tries to Break Some Windows

Stevie Converse — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 10:16:06 -0700

As more and more video is available on the Internet, one question moves sharply into focus: What will happen to cable and satellite television providers? Do we really need specialized networks for our TV, or will the Internet be enough once someone figures out an easy way to get Internet video onto our TV screens?

Martin Warm on Time Warner Cable Spin-off

Stevie Converse — Tue, 27 May 2008 10:00:54 -0700

FCC Chairman Kevin Martin said Friday that if the spin-off of Time Warner Cable from parent Time Warner resulted in lower cable rates, he was all for it as a way to address his concerns about program tying, though he stopped short of recommending it to other vertically-integrated cable companies.

Time Warner, Cable Unit Agree on Separation, Dividend

Stevie Converse — Fri, 23 May 2008 07:34:38 -0700

Time Warner Inc., pressured by investors to break up a media conglomerate built over 20 years, will spin off its cable-television unit and receive a $9.25 billion one-time cash dividend in the transaction.

Boards OK Time Warner Cable Separation

Stevie Converse — Wed, 21 May 2008 07:40:49 -0700

Media conglomerate Time Warner and Time Warner Cable say their boards have approved the companies' legal separation, with Time Warner Cable expected to pay a hefty $10.9 billion one-time dividend to shareholders.

New York-based parent Time Warner Inc. will receive $9.25 billion of the dividend payout.

Going Postal

Stevie Converse — Mon, 19 May 2008 06:53:52 -0700

“Freedom of the press is limited to those who own one.” – A.J. Liebling

Triple-Play Competition Stalls Growth for Cable, Phone Giants

Stevie Converse — Fri, 09 May 2008 06:28:21 -0700

Just as the race for your TV, phone and Internet dollar speeds up, the gains for the companies peddling the triple-play service bundles have slowed to a crawl.

Reserving Judgment on Sprint/Clearwire/Google/Intel/ForcesofDarkness Deal

Stevie Converse — Thu, 08 May 2008 09:42:10 -0700

“Whoever fights monsters should see to it that in the process he does not become a monster. And if you gaze long enough into an abyss, the abyss will gaze back into you.”

Adelstein Comments on Sprint-Clearwire Venture

Stevie Converse — Thu, 08 May 2008 09:36:23 -0700

In response to the announcement from Clearwire and Sprint-Nextel, Commissioner Adelstein released the following statement:

Is the New Sprint-Clearwire Venture Doomed to Failure?

Stevie Converse — Thu, 08 May 2008 09:33:13 -0700

The deal to merge Sprint Nextel's WiMax business unit with Clearwire to build a nationwide 4G network is finally complete, but the newly formed company could be doomed before it even gets out of the gate.

Battle of the Broadband

Stevie Converse — Thu, 08 May 2008 09:30:17 -0700

Typical broadband speeds in the United States are barely in the top 15 globally, trailing such technological hotbeds as Luxembourg and Norway.

Clearwire's New Twist

Stevie Converse — Thu, 08 May 2008 05:59:08 -0700

WiMax hopes were revived Wednesday morning, and once again the wireless broadband opportunity is huge - in more ways than one.