FCC sides with cable in Verizon dispute
June 22, 2008
Apparently, the Federal Communications Commission voted on Friday to bar Verizon Communications from marketing to customers to talk them out of a decision to switch their phone service to cable. A majority of the FCC's five commissioners voted to uphold a complaint by cable operators that Verizon improperly used customer data in its marketing efforts to dissuade customers from switching. The FCC faced a midnight deadline for a ruling on the complaint, which was filed in February by Comcast Corp, Time Warner Cable Inc and others.
http://www.reuters.com/article/industryNews/idUSN1937840820080621
FCC sides with cable in Verizon dispute FCC Majority Favors Cable On Verizon Marketing (Broadcasting&Cable) Verizon Responds To Telecom Titans Tussle Over Pending FCC Proceeding (techDailydose) Martin Unhappy with FCC’s Verizon Decision FCC Order