logging in or signing up FreePressConference Connor Download Post to : URL : Related Presentations : Share Add to Flag Embed Email Send to Blogs and Networks Add to Channel Uploaded from authorPOINTLite Insert YouTube videos in PowerPont slides with aS Desktop Copy embed code: (To copy code, click on the text box) Embed: URL: Thumbnail: WordPress Embed Customize Embed The presentation is successfully added In Your Favorites. Views: 11 Category: Entertainment License: All Rights Reserved Like it (0) Dislike it (0) Added: October 30, 2007 This Presentation is Public Favorites: 0 Presentation Description No description available. Comments Posting comment... Premium member Presentation Transcript How State Legislation Is Affecting the Public Interest : How State Legislation Is Affecting the Public Interest Presented by Joseph Van Eaton Miller & Van Eaton, P.L.L.C. January 12, 2007Outlook for 2007: Outlook for 2007 What’s To Lose from Cable Franchising?: What’s To Lose from Cable Franchising? Time-limited franchises, terms changeable over time. Enforcement at local level; penalties plus revocation of franchise can result; Uniform upgrades to facilities required RoW Control Requirements fixed by state law, tied to today’s requirements; renewal almost automatic Enforcement weak or cumbersome at state and local level No control or limited control of facilities RoW control?What’s To Lose from Cable Franchising?: What’s To Lose from Cable Franchising? Universal, uniform service based on local needs PEG channels defined by local needs; connections to local PEG facilities; support for facilities and equipment; advanced services No standards or statewide standards with significant loopholes PEG often limited, and in some cases there is no clear way to place a high-quality signal on the network What’s Being Lost in Telco Regulation?: What’s Being Lost in Telco Regulation? Right to require service improvements, facilities extension Right to regulate on an ongoing basis through “public interest” standard Common carriage/neutral network obligations No such rights No such rights No common carrier obligations Vested rights make regulations subject to “interstate commerce” challenge Why the Internet Doesn’t Solve Everything: Why the Internet Doesn’t Solve Everything States Legislatures Adopting State Franchising: States Legislatures Adopting State Franchising Texas North Carolina Virginia California Indiana Michigan Kansas Louisiana** New Jersey Arizona South Carolina ** Passed but vetoed.States in Play in 2007 : States in Play in 2007 Connecticut Florida Iowa Louisiana (veto) Maine Massachusetts Minnesota Missouri New York Pennsylvania Tennessee WisconsinThe Test for the Public Interest: The Test for the Public Interest Can an alternative be developed for state legislation that protects the public but promotes competition? Can a public interest coalition be created and maintained over a period of years. WHAT’S MISSING?: WHAT’S MISSING? Termination or abandonment? Prevention of media consolidation? No consumer rebates, refunds and credits No construction and repair notices. No stand-by power. No CPE and cable-ready TV compatibility. No mention of disabled community. No record of customer service complaints. WHAT’S MISSING?: WHAT’S MISSING? No emergency alert system. No upstream connections for PEG signals. No signal testing or performance evaluations. No restrictions on operator editorial control of PEG. No reference to “non-standard installations” No privacy rights and disclosures. No EEO and Small Business Procurement practices No prohibition of anti-competitive pricing within the franchise area. You do not have the permission to view this presentation. In order to view it, please contact the author of the presentation.
FreePressConference Connor Download Post to : URL : Related Presentations : Share Add to Flag Embed Email Send to Blogs and Networks Add to Channel Uploaded from authorPOINTLite Insert YouTube videos in PowerPont slides with aS Desktop Copy embed code: (To copy code, click on the text box) Embed: URL: Thumbnail: WordPress Embed Customize Embed The presentation is successfully added In Your Favorites. Views: 11 Category: Entertainment License: All Rights Reserved Like it (0) Dislike it (0) Added: October 30, 2007 This Presentation is Public Favorites: 0 Presentation Description No description available. Comments Posting comment... Premium member Presentation Transcript How State Legislation Is Affecting the Public Interest : How State Legislation Is Affecting the Public Interest Presented by Joseph Van Eaton Miller & Van Eaton, P.L.L.C. January 12, 2007Outlook for 2007: Outlook for 2007 What’s To Lose from Cable Franchising?: What’s To Lose from Cable Franchising? Time-limited franchises, terms changeable over time. Enforcement at local level; penalties plus revocation of franchise can result; Uniform upgrades to facilities required RoW Control Requirements fixed by state law, tied to today’s requirements; renewal almost automatic Enforcement weak or cumbersome at state and local level No control or limited control of facilities RoW control?What’s To Lose from Cable Franchising?: What’s To Lose from Cable Franchising? Universal, uniform service based on local needs PEG channels defined by local needs; connections to local PEG facilities; support for facilities and equipment; advanced services No standards or statewide standards with significant loopholes PEG often limited, and in some cases there is no clear way to place a high-quality signal on the network What’s Being Lost in Telco Regulation?: What’s Being Lost in Telco Regulation? Right to require service improvements, facilities extension Right to regulate on an ongoing basis through “public interest” standard Common carriage/neutral network obligations No such rights No such rights No common carrier obligations Vested rights make regulations subject to “interstate commerce” challenge Why the Internet Doesn’t Solve Everything: Why the Internet Doesn’t Solve Everything States Legislatures Adopting State Franchising: States Legislatures Adopting State Franchising Texas North Carolina Virginia California Indiana Michigan Kansas Louisiana** New Jersey Arizona South Carolina ** Passed but vetoed.States in Play in 2007 : States in Play in 2007 Connecticut Florida Iowa Louisiana (veto) Maine Massachusetts Minnesota Missouri New York Pennsylvania Tennessee WisconsinThe Test for the Public Interest: The Test for the Public Interest Can an alternative be developed for state legislation that protects the public but promotes competition? Can a public interest coalition be created and maintained over a period of years. WHAT’S MISSING?: WHAT’S MISSING? Termination or abandonment? Prevention of media consolidation? No consumer rebates, refunds and credits No construction and repair notices. No stand-by power. No CPE and cable-ready TV compatibility. No mention of disabled community. No record of customer service complaints. WHAT’S MISSING?: WHAT’S MISSING? No emergency alert system. No upstream connections for PEG signals. No signal testing or performance evaluations. No restrictions on operator editorial control of PEG. No reference to “non-standard installations” No privacy rights and disclosures. No EEO and Small Business Procurement practices No prohibition of anti-competitive pricing within the franchise area.