Both sides talk of victory in cable ruling; court says AT&T can't be forced to share lines to the Internet

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The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit overuled a lower court's decision against AT&T Corp., ruling the telecommunications concern did not have to share its cable lines with other Internet Access Providers. The ruling resulted from a case where the City of Portland, Oregon required that AT&T allow access to its competitors in exchange for the city agreeing to AT&T's acquisition of the Tele-Communications Inc. franchise. The issue of opening cable lines to competitors rests upon two questions: are cable modem operators simply cable television services not required to open up to rivals, yet governed by local government? Or are they telecommunication services subject to federal control? AT&T feel's it has not lost the larger fight over government regulation, but competitors and analysts feel otherwise, so the issue is expected to be decided by the Federal Communications Commission.

Regulation and Administration of Communications, Electric, Gas, and Other Utilities, Telecommunications Regulation, Analysis, Cases, Telecommunications regulations, Internet services, Industry regulations, Government regulation of business, Trade regulation, Cable television/data services, Internet access, Portland, Oregon

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Phone Service Over Internet Revives Talk Of Regulation

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A new challenge for both the telecommunications industry and the Internet evolved as AT&T and Time Warner Cable revealed their plans to offer telephone service via the Internet. FCC chairman Michael Powell has yet to issue a formal statement about telecommunications regulations for the Internet, but it is known that he may not favor government oversight. Consumers Union's senior director for public policy Gene Kimmelman supports regulation to protect consumers from unwarranted and out-of-control fees and costs.

Legal issues & crime, Strategy & planning, Government regulation (cont), Government regulation, COMMUNICATION, Communications, Broadcasting and Telecommunications, Services information, Legal/Government Regulation, Planning, Services, Communications industry, Company business planning, Time Warner Cable Inc., IP telephony, Internet telephony

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Electronic Arts And ESPN Sign 15-Year Deal To Sell Games

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Video games company Electronic Arts has responded to the challenge posed by the alliance of Sega and Take-Two by allying with ESPN in order to develop sports games.

Prepackaged software, Product development, Japan, Marketing procedures, Alliances, partnerships, Games, toys, and children's vehicles, Licensing/Sales Agreements, Computer software industry, Software industry, Marketing, Licensing agreements, Video game industry, Video games industry, Company licensing agreement, Cooperative agreement for product marketing, Company marketing practices, Electronic Arts Inc., ERTS, Sega Enterprises Ltd., Take-Two Interactive Software Inc., ESPN Inc., Marketing agreements

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