Cable Wants Franchise Rules For Telcos

The question of applying cable franchise rules to telcos issue will only grow as telcos build out their video platform....the question will be raised again and again as cable will argue that without equal application (or elimination), telcos will have competitive advantage and may decide to redline communities that cable has to serve. While cable has tremendous in-place advatanages over telco regarding video offerings, the growth of DBS shows that cable remains vulnerable on service and price. As telco video offerings grow, franchise requirements will become more of a legitimate question that the FCC and Congress will have to answer.