Video Wars - Bells launch Counter Attack
CHICAGO The heads of SBC Communications, Verizon Communications and BellSouth -- during appearances at this week's SuperComm telecom conference -- said they are prepared to mount a legislative counterattack to what they characterized as cable industry efforts to thwart their entry into the pay-television market. And an SBC executive contended that Congress must aggressively regulate the rates that the cable industry charges for subscription video programming -- or allow the Bell companies to compete. National Journal
