Cable Doesn't Face Easy Choice With McCain Or Obama

Would the cable industry prefer Sen John McCain (R-AZ) or Sen Barack Obama (D-IL) as president? Tough choice. Sen McCain voted to regulate cable rates in 1992 and refused to deregulate the industry in 1996. Sen Obama favors Network Neutrality which would regulate how cable operators manage traffic on their broadband networks. Even cable's top lobbyist -- National Cable & Telecommunications Association president Kyle McSlarrow -- is unsure what awaits his industry when the White House gains a new occupant next January. “I guess the good news is that after the last couple of years, I'm kind of ready for anything now,” quipped McSlarrow, referring to cable's repeated clashes with Federal Communications Commission chairman Kevin Martin. McSlarrow is personally backing presumptive Republican nominee McCain and is one of his biggest fund-raisers. “I think what matters is that we have members of the FCC and people in key positions in the administration who have some appreciation for the extraordinary change and dynamism of this industry across the board,” McSlarrow said.
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