McSlarrow Blasts ‘Sweetheart’ Bill

[SOURCE: Multichannel News, AUTHOR: Ted Hearn]
National Cable & Telecommunications Association president Kyle McSlarrow urged key House members Thursday to reconsider terms of a draft bill that would create a national video franchise for phone companies and deny cable operators similar relief until their phone rivals had grabbed 15% of the market. “This is clearly a sweetheart deal for an industry that doesn't deserve a special break and a competitive advantage over anybody, let alone the cable industry,” McSlarrow said in a late-afternoon conference call with reporters.
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