Proposal promising cable competition passes Assembly
MADISON, Wis. (AP) - A proposal lobbied heavily by AT&T that would do away with local cable television agreements in favor of a statewide licensing system passed the Legislature and goes to Governor Jim Doyle for signing. Supporters say the measure will increase competition in Wisconsin's cable television market. Opponents say there are no guarantees that will happen or that rates will go down. Doyle has not said whether he will sign it or veto it. But he has been generally supportive of the proposal. The bill has already cleared the Senate. The Assembly agreed with changes made by the Senate and rejected a variety of other changes bill opponents wanted before voting for it yesterday.
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Dec 13, 2007 at 10:01 a.m.
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stricnyne:
After 2009, I'll buy an HDTV antenna and a TV tuner for my computer. I still won't be getting cable. I'll be spending a lot less money than those that choose to spend money on cable TV.
Dec 12, 2007 at 8:18 p.m.
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Disregard (Every time I read this professor's comments they are negative to at&t. Just because he is a professor does not mean he is right.) of my last post I copied it from one of my other posts.
Dec 12, 2007 at 8:13 p.m.
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Every time I read this professor's comments they are negative to at&t. Just because he is a professor does not mean he is right. This bill will bring good paying union jobs to the area. This service has been up and running in Milwaukee since Feb. without this bill. And I know for a fact impoverished areas are being served. It will still take years to complete Milwaukee. I would not be surprised to see a press release in the near future from at&t announcing a large amount of money coming to Wisconsin to upgrade their network. Again LOCAL UNION JOBS!!!!!!!
Dec 12, 2007 at 7:24 p.m.
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Good luck with those rabbit ears in 2009 DrTalk. In case you haven't heard the rabbit ear days are about over. Bring the competition. Charter bills stink and if i didn't enjoy their internet access I wouldn't have their cable service.
Dec 12, 2007 at 5:56 p.m.
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You don't NEED cable competition. You don't even NEED cable. Don't get me wrong - I think choices are good. Me, I choose NOT to get cable. I choose NOT to get satalite TV. Would I like to see cable competition? Sure, if I was interested in cable TV. I get by just fine on my 13 inch TV with UHF and VHF dials and rabbit ear antenna. Not watching cable TV is just as good of a choice as watching cable TV. Just think of the money you spend on cable which could go toward something else - like education for your children, funding an IRA, insurance, etc...
Dec 12, 2007 at 2:05 p.m.
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We need cable competition period!! The more competition the lower the prices. It's a plain fact. I'm am frankly sick of Charter being a monopoly. My brother lives in the twin cities and he has Charter however his prices are about $25 cheaper because he has a lot more competition in his area.
Dec 12, 2007 at 1 p.m.
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I thought I had heard that with ATT coming in, it may not be in a traditional cable format. They may be pushing to offer cable tv type video that you would get from your high speed internet.
Dec 12, 2007 at 11:48 a.m.
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I think this is great. My cable bill is ridicules. As long as I don’t have to sign up for there phone services I will give them a try.
Dec 12, 2007 at 8:53 a.m.
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I am curious when this passes where does the local goverments turn to for the lost revenue? Oh wait silly me they turn to us! When are people going to realize we can't continue with goverment as usual.
Dec 12, 2007 at 8:52 a.m.
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Great, one more thing that the state thinks they can run better then the people in thier own local community. Like people in Madison know what the rest of the state likes. To top it off AT&T wants it. Does not look good.
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