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Cable & Telecommunications Law |
Septermber 6, 2007 - Ohio's New Cable Franchising Law and The Need for Local Action Planning
June 26, 2007 - SB 117 Update - "SB 117 Finalized - The End of Municipal Cable Regulation in Ohio"
May 2007 - Action Alert - Sub SB 117
March 19, 2007 - Client Briefing on Cable & Telecommunications Law
- Ohio Legislature Considers New State-Wide Cable/Video Franchise Bill Divesting Local Government of Franchising Authority
March 1, 2007 - Client Briefing on Cable & Telecommunications Law
- Telephone Industry Takes On Cable In 2006 – But Misses The Mark On Capitol Hill
- March 5, 2007: FCC Limits Local Franchising Requirements Applicable To Telcos
- FCC Plans More Telecom Deregulation
- A New Direction for Telecom Legislation In 2007
- Statewide Franchise Laws Continue To Be Enacted — And Ohio Is Next
- Public Utilities Commission of Ohio Approves Recovery of City's Legal Fees in Forest Park Right-of-Way Case
- Eighth Circuit Delivers Favorable ROW Decision
July 2006 - Client Alert on Cable & Telecommunications Law
- New Law Requires Ohio Public Entities To Respond To Data Security Breaches Or Face Significant Penalties
March 2006 - Recent Developments in Cable & Telecommunications Law
Articles contained in this newsletter:
- ADELPHIA UPDATE - Sale to Time Warner and Comcast Nears Completion
- AVISTA SAYS, "WOW!" - WideOpenWest Sale Announced
- LOCAL FRANCHISE AUTHORITY UNDER ATTACK
- FCC LOOKS INTO CABLE FRANCHISING PROCESS
April 2005 - Adelphia Agrees to be purchased by Time Warner & Comcast. "After 2-1/2 years in bankruptcy, Adelphia reached a tentative agreement to sell its cable systems to Comcast and Time Warner for close to $18 billion".
For further information regarding the sale and how your community can best prepare for the Adelphia sale, please contact any of Walter & Haverfield's Cable & Telecommunications Practice Group lawyers.
Winter 2004-05 - Recent Developments in Cable & Telecommunications Law,
For an overview of recent legal and regulatory developments affecting local cable franchising authorities, including the FCC Emergency Alert proceeding, the Adelphia bankruptcy and sale processes, and the Baby Bells' IPTV plans, check out the Winter 2004-2005 newsletter from Walter & Haverfield's Cable & Telecom attorneys Cable & Telecommunications Practice Group with articles covering:
- “FCC Threatens Local Emergency Alert Systems”
- “New Cable Television Franchise Transfers On The Horizon”
- “Update on Adelphia’s Sale Process”
- “Supreme Court: No Franchise Fees on Cable Modem Service Revenues”
- “FCC: VoIP Telephony Is Not Subject to State or Local Regulation”
- “Coming Soon To a Town Near You: Cable TV From Your Telephone Company (Sort Of)”
- “New Initiatives Would Restrict The Provision of Telecommunications by Municipalities”
- “Supreme Court Considers §1983 Damages Against Municipalities for Violations of Wireless Tower Zoning Provisions”
Winter 2004 - CALEA and Law Enforcement Surveillance in the Era of Homeland Security: What Does The IP-Enabled Future Hold? as published in the issue of NATOA, Journal of Municipal Telecommunications Policy publication.
"According to law enforcement authorities, by the time the FCC commenced its IP-Enabled Services NPRM in February 2004, it was clear that CALEA's purpose had been frustrated."
Fall 2004 - Recent Developments in Cable & Telecommunications Law newsletter by Walter & Haverfield's Cable & Telecommunications Practice Group outlines the recent developments affecting the cable & telecommunications industry, with articles about:
- The “Adelphia Sale Process”
- “Adelphia Franchise Renewal Efforts"
- A “Victory for City in Franchise Renewal Process Case”
- "FCC Tentatively Concludes That CALEA Applies To Providers of Broadband Internet Access and Voice Over Internet Protocal (VoIP) Telephone Service”
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