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07/25/2012
Live From The Independent Show 07/25/12
Just back from the Senate hearing on a possible rewrite of the 1992 Cable Act (see Inside The Beltway today), ACA President/CEO Matthew Polka told attendees this morning that senators appear to acknowledge the Act is outdated and that retrans-consent negotiations are not free-market negotiations. Noting that there will be more hearings on the Hill […]
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07/25/2012
Inside The Beltway 07/25/12
American Cable Association chair and chair/CEO of WOW! Internet, Cable and Phone Colleen Abdoulah, testifying yesterday before the Senate Commerce Committee, called on Congress to modernize the Cable Act of 1992 in response to skyrocketing pay-TV bills, a spike in TV signal blackouts, and chronic anti-competitive business practices by media giants. Focusing on the “broken […]
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07/24/2012
Global Connections 07/24/12
U.K.-based MVNO Anvil Mobile is offering Option’s Cloudkey, a solution for instantly authenticated mobile access over 3G networks. With Option, Anvil says it can deliver mobile broadband with a fixed IP address, a low latency Layer 2 (L2TP) 3G connection and a private APN. Because data is funneled through carrier-class networks, it doesn’t cross the […]
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07/24/2012
To Market, To Market 07/24/12
Moasis unveiled its disruptive solution for the mobile advertising market, dubbed the Moasis Geo-Grid Display Platform. The platform allows businesses to deliver real-time ads, content or promotions to Web-connected devices or displays within targeted, pre-defined geographic locations or “cells.” Businesses can target content directly to one or more cells within the Geo-Grid, from areas as […]
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07/24/2012
New Stuff 07/24/12
Hawaiian Telcom now is offering 4G wireless service, with smart devices and service packages targeting small and medium-sized businesses.?
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07/24/2012
People Watch 07/24/12
Colleen Abdoulah, chairwoman & CEO at WOW! Internet, Cable and Phone, was elected chairwoman of the American Cable Association, while Robert Gessner, president of Massillon Cable TV, is the new ACA vice chairman. Each will serve a two-year term. The following ACA board members were elected to new three-year terms: Jim Beattie, BEVCOMM; Allan Block, […]