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Study Group: FCC Telecommunications Experts: Lawyers

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Andrew Lipman, Partner & Chair, Telecom, Media & Technology, BINGHAM MCCUTCHEN LLPAndrew Lipman

Partner & Chair, Telecom, Media & Technology
BINGHAM MCCUTCHEN LLP
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Andrew D. Lipman is Partner and Chair of the Telecommunications, Media and Technology Practice Group at Bingham McCutchen in Washington, DC. He specializes in communications law and related fields, including regulatory, transactional, litigation, legislative...

Harold Furchtgott-Roth, President, FURCHTGOTT-ROTH ECONOMIC ENTERPRISESHarold Furchtgott-Roth

President
FURCHTGOTT-ROTH ECONOMIC ENTERPRISES
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Harold Furchtgott-Roth is the President and Founder of Furchtgott-Roth Economic Enterprises in Washington, DC, where he consults on issues related to the communications sector of the economy. Previously, he was a visiting fellow at the American Enterprise...

Frank Lamancusa, Of Counsel, BINGHAM MCCUTCHEN LLPFrank Lamancusa

Of Counsel
BINGHAM MCCUTCHEN LLP
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Frank G. Lamancusa is Of Counsel at Bingham McCutchen in Washington, DC, where he focuses on antitrust and competition issues principally in the telecommunications industry. Previously, he served as a professional arbitrator and mediator on behalf of...

Ulises Pin, Partner, BINGHAM MCCUTCHEN LLPUlises Pin

Partner
BINGHAM MCCUTCHEN LLP
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Ulises Pin is a Partner in the telecommunications, media and technology practice of Bingham McCutchen in Washington, DC. He represents U.S. and foreign communications companies before the Federal Communications Commission as well as communications regulators...

Dana Frix, Partner and Co-Chair, Telecom, Media & Technology, CHADBOURNE & PARKE LLPDana Frix

Partner and Co-Chair, Telecom, Media & Technology
CHADBOURNE & PARKE LLP
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Dana Frix is a Corporate Partner at New York-based Chadbourne & Parke and is Chair of the firm's Washington, D.C. based communications, media and technology practice. Mr. Frix counsels clients on corporate, public policy, regulatory and antitrust matters...

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Taxes Force Americans To Pay Many Ways

April 24, 2008

Taxes Force Americans To Pay Many Ways | furchtgott-roth.com

When ordinary Americans live beyond their means, disapprobation comes from every quarter, including the federal government. When our government lives beyond its means, bankrupting our children and grandchildren, we Americans avert the disapproving glance. Instead, we even elect government officials who promise to spend much more than we can possibly pay in taxes. Only in a country with a magnanimous population can such a government survive.

Regulating Sovereign Wealth Funds

April 24, 2008

Regulating Sovereign Wealth Funds | furchtgott-roth.com

The problem America faces is not that our processes to review foreign investments are broken. Instead, our challenge is that America is economically a much weaker country today than we were a year ago. Developing rules that punish law-abiding investors will not help America but will discourage reasonable investors from restoring our economic well-being.

CAN FCC CHAIRMAN MARTIN GO WHERE NO CHARIMAN HAS GONE BEFORE?

November 12, 2007

FCC Planning Rules to Open Cable Market | www.nytimes.com

Cable companies will continue to lose subscribers to AT&T and Verizon. They will have to share more of their programming with their competitors on nondiscriminatory terms and the FCC will scrutinize their deals much more closely than it has in the past. Comcast will be barred from acquiring any other cable companies, while AT&T maybe able to acquire Echostar making it even more competitive against cable. Martin will continue to push for a la carte programming which destroys the cable business model.  Increasing the pressure may cause cable to negotiate some type of a la carte compromise.  For broadcasters this "pro- consumer" agenda may mute some of the opposition to eliminating   the ban on  multiple media outlet ownership in major markets, thus providing some relief to Tribune and possibly expediting their merger.  Expect greater restrictions on cable companies ability to expand. Finally, it isn't clear how much of this will with stand court scrutiny.

Clinton helps Verizon move one step forward towards breaking cables strong hold on apartment dwellers.

October 26, 2007

Clinton Martin a ticket on MDU's | www.multichannel.com

Implications are that Verizon is making progress in freeing up the MDU market which in New York according to Clinton accounts for 20 million people.  This means as I previously stated Verizon will target Cable's premium customers.  The Clinton letter of support is good news for Verizon and bad news for cable companies, especially Cablevision and Time Warner, key New York players, who may face loss of subscribers and increased marketing costs to retain customers.  This is one to watch very closley.

Verizon's regulatory strategy for capturing cable's premium customers.

October 25, 2007

verizon's FiOS Challenges Cable's Clout | online.wsj.com

This article is important because the implications are beyond the privatization of Cablevision. FiOS may have a more immediate impact on the sale price of Cablevision, but the other cable companies are  at risk of seeing their most lucrative subscriber base shrink. That base consist of urban  dwellers. The core group that Verizon is targeting;  Verizon has the advantage of not  having to service sparsely populated or low rate of return areas where cable companies provide services.   However, three key impediments challenge Verizon's success: (1) access to multiple dwellings units (MDUs) (large residential buildings; (2) access to regional sports programming and (3) access to "must have" programming at competitive rates. Verizon is in the midst of executing a regulatory strategy which may bring  their desired results sooner than anticipated.

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