Cables preemptive strike
The cable industry upped the ante on telecommunications reform by urging lawmakers to lift rate restrictions on cable pricing and to apply the same regulations for all video services, whether offered by cable operators or Bell companies. The recommendations, unveiled by National Cable and Telecommunications Association President Kyle McSlarrow in a speech in Washington, appear to signal a strategy shift for the cable industry -- which until now has pushed for the Bells' programming arms to be regulated under rules that apply to cable today. National Journal
