This week, the U.S. Senate Commerce Committee approved the Communications, Consumer Choice and Broadband Deployment Act of 2006, sponsored by Ted Stevens (R-Alaska) and Daniel Inouye (D-Hawaii). If passed by the full Congress, this massive telecom bill will bring consumers significant benefits, especially long overdue cable franchise reform. New technologies have made it possible for broadband providers to compete with cable’s video services by offering television over the Internet, also known as “IPTV.”
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Telecommunications Bill Promises Bevy of Customer Benefits
Posted by: Sonia Arrison June 30, 2006 05:00 AMThis week, the U.S. Senate Commerce Committee approved the Communications, Consumer Choice and Broadband Deployment Act of 2006, sponsored by Ted Stevens (R-Alaska) and Daniel Inouye (D-Hawaii). If passed by the full Congress, this massive telecom bill will bring consumers significant benefits, especially long overdue cable franchise reform. New technologies have made it possible for broadband providers to compete with cable’s video services by offering television over the Internet, also known as “IPTV.”