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The Cable Communications Policy Act of 1984 (codified at 47 U.S.C. ch. 5, subch. V–A) was an act of Congress passed on October 30, 1984 to promote competition and deregulate the cable television industry. The act established a national policy for the regulation of cable television communications by federal, state, and local authorities.
Comcast said Thursday that it has started exploring spinning off its cable networks into a separate company.The development comes as the media industry undergoes massive disruption, with more ...
Cable management is particularly important in powered equipment which must move large distances while tethered to a power source and control cabling. There are several common methods of cable management. With a suspended sliding coil, the cables are coiled like a spring, with each loop of the coil attached to a sliding shoe on a track.
As the applied science leader for cable telecommunications for over fifty years, SCTE takes innovative technology from idea to reality to drive real business results for its members. Through the development of technical standards and operational best practices, SCTE expedites the deployment of products and technologies in an ever-changing ...
The 2009 dispute between Time Warner Cable and Fox is an example of a carriage dispute involving an over-the-air broadcaster. The dispute pitted the second largest United States cable system against one of the four major U.S. television networks, whose broadcasts included the popular prime time series American Idol and National Football League ...
The rates for cable services increased excessively, surpassing inflation. As a result, the Cable Television Consumer Protection and Competition Act of 1992 had been enacted by the U.S. Congress. The Act had the goal to restore Federal regulation of the cable television industry and respond to complaints about poor cable service and high rates. [2]
National Cable & Telecommunications Association v. Brand X Internet Services, 545 U.S. 967 (2005), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the court held that decisions by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on how to regulate Internet service providers are eligible for Chevron deference, in which the judiciary defers to an administrative agency's expertise under its governing ...
Adelphia Communications Corporation was an American cable television company with headquarters in Coudersport, Pennsylvania.It was founded in 1952 by brothers Gus and John Rigas after the pair purchased a cable television franchise for US$300.