Word: quaglia
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...series of FCC hearings earlier this year, a parade of city officials and consumers charged that local cable systems (which in nearly all cases are the sole providers of cable for their areas) have been acting like arrogant monopolies. Deregulation has "created a monster on the loose," said Edward Quaglia, mayor of Herrin, Ill., where cable rates have risen 125% since 1986. Three months ago, New York became the first state to pass consumer-protection legislation aimed at penalizing cable abuses. And last week the New York City board of estimate, in a preliminary vote, refused to renew the Manhattan...