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Big ISPs fight to save exclusive wiring deals that limit choice in apartments

Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | niknikon) The cable lobby is trying to stop a possible ban on exclusive wiring deals between Internet providers and landlords, claiming that exclusive arrangements are “pro-competitive” even though they make it harder for new ISPs to provide service in multi-unit apartment and condo buildings. The Federal Communications Commission last week […]

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Cable lobby slams Biden broadband plan, says everything is just fine already

Enlarge / Cable lobbyist Michael Powell speaks at a conference in September 2015. (credit: Getty Images | Larry Busacca ) President Biden’s plan to expand broadband access and lower prices is, predictably, facing bitter opposition from cable companies that want to maintain the status quo. NCTA–The Internet & Television Association, which represents Comcast, Charter, Cox, […]