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 true dc 2006-03-17T12:28:00-06:00 2006-03-17T18:32:56Z 2006-03-17T18:31:55Z tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22248817.post-114262031510714254 NCTA and Disney Say Ala Carte is Flawed New studies conducted by <i>independent</i> economists. Read about it <a href="http://www.ncta.com/press/press.cfm?PRid=682&showArticles=ok">here</a>. false dc 2006-02-16T08:16:00-06:00 2006-02-16T14:38:57Z 2006-02-16T14:24:33Z tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22248817.post-114009987310681994 Press stories on yesterday's franchise hearings. <a href="http://www.dfw.com/mld/dfw/business/13881000.htm">Fort Worth Star-Telegram</a><br /><a href="http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-phonetv16feb16,1,1812029.story?coll=la-headlines-business">LA Times</a><br /><a href="http://www.marketwatch.com/News/Story/Story.aspx?guid=%7B381F2088%2D0859%2D47E7%2DB663%2D70714B4B5AA7%7D&siteid=google">Marketwatch</a> - interesting analysis false dc 2006-02-16T08:04:00-06:00 2006-02-16T14:40:11Z 2006-02-16T14:09:45Z tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22248817.post-114009898510110288 Senate Commerce Committee Video Franchising Testimony <a href="http://commerce.senate.gov/archive.franchising021506.ram">Watch Archived Video</a> -- <a href="http://commerce.senate.gov/hearings/witnesslist.cfm?id=1700">Senate page on hearing</a><br /><br />Panel 1: <br />Congresswoman Marsha Blackburn (R-Texas) <br /> <br />Panel 2: <br />Mr. Ivan Seidenberg <br />Chief Executive Officer, Verizon Communications <br />Mr. Edward E. Whitacre, Jr. <br />Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, AT&T <br />Mr. Tom Rutledge <br />Chief Operating Officer, Cablevision Systems Corporation <br />Ms. Lori Panzino-Tillery <br />President, National Association of Telecommunications Officers and Advisors <br />Mr. Brad Evans <br />Chief Executive Officer, Cavalier Telephone <br />Mr. Anthony T. Riddle <br />Executive Director, Alliance for Community Media <br />Mr. Gene Kimmelman <br />Senior Director of Public Policy, Consumers Union <br />Ms. Gigi B. Sohn <br />President & Co-Founder, Public Knowledge false dc 2006-02-11T11:33:00-06:00 2006-02-16T14:40:49Z 2006-02-11T17:38:00Z tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22248817.post-113967948030703833 Testimony to FCC on Verizon in Keller
AP Story on Meeting as reported in the Dallas Morning News.

FCC recap on meeting.
http://www.fcc.gov/realaudio/presentations/2006/021006/

Audiocast of meeting:
http://www.fcc.gov/realaudio/mt021006.ram
false dc 2006-02-10T08:44:00-06:00 2006-02-10T14:47:51Z 2006-02-10T14:47:29Z tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22248817.post-113958284981638945 The NCTA response false dc 2006-02-10T08:09:00-06:00 2006-02-10T14:14:00Z 2006-02-10T14:11:10Z tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22248817.post-113958067031490617 Link to FCC Study
Here is the link to the new FCC study stating that Ala Carte programming choices will actually cut consumer bills.

http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DOC-263740A1.pdf

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false dc 2006-02-10T07:55:00-06:00 2006-02-10T14:50:27Z 2006-02-10T14:04:03Z tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22248817.post-113958024349580053 Inspiration to launch.
The domain name AlaCarteCable.com was purchased several years ago as a first step in a business plan with a dream of bringing more freedom of programming choices to the cable and satellite television consumer. Well, alot has changed over those years, and much has stayed the same.

While the business plan has not evolved as hoped over this time, today's AP wire story on Ala Carte Cable marked what may be a tipping point for those trying to make Ala Carte Programming choices a reality.

So today we relaunch AlaCarteCable.com with the mission to gather information, analyze the tradeoffs, and support where it makes economic sense the ultimate goal of letting the consumer pay only for the content we want, when we want, where we want.

Sounds simple enough?
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