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By Jay Sherman
Verizon Communications will be required to obtain franchise licenses in the New York municipalities where it plans to offer video service, but does not have obtain those licenses just because it is upgrading its plant to a level where it could offer video, the New York State Public Service Commission ruled Wednesday.
The ruling was in response to a request by Cablevision Systems and more than 100 municipalities in New York that the PSC require Verizon to obtain franchise licenses before it begins construction of a fiber-based network that could handle advanced services such as broadband and video.
Both Verizon and Cablevision used aspects of the ruling to claim victory. Cablevision pointed out that the PSC went on record as saying Verizon will have to obtain franchise licenses in order to offer video, while Verizon highlighted that the Cablevision request was denied.
A central element of the PSC case centered on whether Verizon's replacement of its old copper-wire networks with fiber-optics would require that the company obtain approval from each municipality where the upgrades were being made before construction began.
Verizon argued that the plant upgrades are being made simply to enable the company to offer better voice and broadband services, and that the company never had plans to circumvent the franchise process when it came to offering video services.
"We have always said we will get franchise approval for video," said Verizon spokesman Clifford Lee.
Indeed, Verizon has obtained franchise licenses in six communities throughout the United States so far, though none is in New York.
The issue of franchise fees for the telephone companies' upcoming video offerings has become a hot topic in recent months, with two major phone companies taking a different approach to the issue. While Verizon has indicated it will seek franchise licenses in the communities where it will offer video services, SBC Communications is aggressively fighting any government mandate that it obtain franchise authorizations.
Cable operators have argued that not requiring the phone companies to seek franchises for their upcoming video services puts the phone companies at an unfair advantage to cable companies, which give the communities they service up to 5 percent of their revenues as a fee for doing business in those jurisdictions.
Local communities throughout the United States are becoming more vocal as well, arguing that they will lose out on valuable revenue if the phone companies bypass the franchise route.
By Jay Sherman
Verizon Communications will be required to obtain franchise licenses in the New York municipalities where it plans to offer video service, but does not have obtain those licenses just because it is upgrading its plant to a level where it could offer video, the New York State Public Service Commission ruled Wednesday.
The ruling was in response to a request by Cablevision Systems and more than 100 municipalities in New York that the PSC require Verizon to obtain franchise licenses before it begins construction of a fiber-based network that could handle advanced services such as broadband and video.
Both Verizon and Cablevision used aspects of the ruling to claim victory. Cablevision pointed out that the PSC went on record as saying Verizon will have to obtain franchise licenses in order to offer video, while Verizon highlighted that the Cablevision request was denied.
A central element of the PSC case centered on whether Verizon's replacement of its old copper-wire networks with fiber-optics would require that the company obtain approval from each municipality where the upgrades were being made before construction began.
Verizon argued that the plant upgrades are being made simply to enable the company to offer better voice and broadband services, and that the company never had plans to circumvent the franchise process when it came to offering video services.
"We have always said we will get franchise approval for video," said Verizon spokesman Clifford Lee.
Indeed, Verizon has obtained franchise licenses in six communities throughout the United States so far, though none is in New York.
The issue of franchise fees for the telephone companies' upcoming video offerings has become a hot topic in recent months, with two major phone companies taking a different approach to the issue. While Verizon has indicated it will seek franchise licenses in the communities where it will offer video services, SBC Communications is aggressively fighting any government mandate that it obtain franchise authorizations.
Cable operators have argued that not requiring the phone companies to seek franchises for their upcoming video services puts the phone companies at an unfair advantage to cable companies, which give the communities they service up to 5 percent of their revenues as a fee for doing business in those jurisdictions.
Local communities throughout the United States are becoming more vocal as well, arguing that they will lose out on valuable revenue if the phone companies bypass the franchise route.
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Comcast is the first to report, with a massive 274,000 loss in video subscribers.
In the 3Q of 2016, Comcast had 21.42 million video subscribers and was the #1 provider, now at 10.39 million and is the #3 Provider, YTTV is #2 ( who also surpassed DirecTV-8 Million and Dish-under 5 Million), Charter/Spectrum is #1.
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In the 3Q of 2016, Comcast had 21.42 million video subscribers and was the #1 provider, now at 10.39 million and is the #3 Provider, YTTV is #2 ( who also surpassed DirecTV-8 Million and Dish-under 5 Million), Charter/Spectrum is #1.
Comcast Just Lost 274,000 TV Customers & 144,000 Internet Customers In Just Three Months | Cord Cutters News
Comcast Corporation reported its third-quarter 2026 results on October 22, showing continued erosion in its domestic residential broadband internet and video customer bases as competitive pressures intensified across the connectivity market. The company recorded a net loss of 144,000 domestic...
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Charter lost 77,000 TV subscribers, the bigger news, it lost 233,000 broadband subscribers.
You would believe both companies would of learned from what happened with their TV services, which was ignore that cord cutting was a thing, allowed competition ( streaming) to get a foothold in the industry.
Now, in today's world, there are more households in the United States without a paid live TV than those with.
Both companies charge too much, delayed upgrades, all because they believed no one would leave them, only game in town, competition started with the 5G services, than Fiber, enough said, Cord Cutting 2.0 is here.
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You would believe both companies would of learned from what happened with their TV services, which was ignore that cord cutting was a thing, allowed competition ( streaming) to get a foothold in the industry.
Now, in today's world, there are more households in the United States without a paid live TV than those with.
Both companies charge too much, delayed upgrades, all because they believed no one would leave them, only game in town, competition started with the 5G services, than Fiber, enough said, Cord Cutting 2.0 is here.
Spectrum Loses 233,000 Internet and 77,000 TV Customers in Third Quarter As Cord Cutting 2.0 Grows | Cord Cutters News
Charter Communications reported a further erosion of its core broadband base in the third quarter of 2026, with Spectrum losing 233,000 Internet customers on a pro forma basis that incorporates the recently completed Cox acquisition. Residential accounts accounted for nearly all of the decline...
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So let the game continue!
The last song was added by Bobby who posted...
One Meat Ball - Andrews Sisters
CONTINUE ON AND HAVE FUN! WELCOME HOME TO SATELLITEGUYS.US!
Here are the original rules for the game as posted by WebbyDude back in 2006. http://www.satelliteguys.us/threads/68645-Song-Name-Game
Just name a song title and the band who performed it. The next person does the same thing, but needs to list a song title or band name which includes a word from the previous entry. Pick songs from any genre.
Example:
Long Live Rock and Roll -- Rainbow
Rainbow in the Dark -- Dio
Another example:
Ride the Lightning -- Metallica
Lightning Strikes -- Ozzy Osbourne
Get it?
An additional note: we all know that song titles, sometimes, use profane words. Because this is a family friendly website it is advised that you clean up that title up a bit. This is accomplished by using something like sh!t instead of the real word. Thanks....
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