Word: hundt
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Such disputes could doom the bill and throw the most contentious issues back to regulators and the courts. But any talk of a defeated bill alarms Reed Hundt, the chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, who argues that the creaky regulations now in effect threaten to delay the arrival of two-way TV. Says he: "It would be a huge mistake to underestimate the current barriers to competition...
...chairman Reed Hundt has promised that the agency will listen to the cable industry's complaints and consider refining the rules. Consumer advocates, though, scoff at cable's cries of pain. "When I hear a cable operator say he can't add a new channel," says Bradley Stillman, legislative counsel to the Consumer Federation of America, "I wonder how many shopping channels he's got on the air, or how many channels in which he has a financial interest. Channel decisions are driven by many factors -- and the industry is trying to blame...
...chairman Reed Hundt won't buy that. "Our decision did not make the future of the cable industry more uncertain," Hundt insists. "Our job is to protect the public interest and prevent cable companies from charging monopoly prices." The demise of the Bell Atlantic-TCI deal has certainly not cooled either company's ardor for future consolidations. They are still talking about possible cooperative ventures between them, and each firm is already eyeing prospective new partners. "There's plenty of adrenaline pumping here," Smith says. "We are a company on the prowl." So is TCI. No sooner had the merger...
...conclusion, Hundt said those interested in education and communication have the power to change things for the better...
...want us to tear down the walls of our classroom. I want us to pierce them," Hundt said...