The New Tampa community that has made such a stink over its cable TV service is getting an audience with the chairman of the Federal Communications Commission. ...more

June 18, 2008

LIVE OAK PRESERVE - The New Tampa community that has made such a stink over its cable TV service is getting an audience with the chairman of the Federal Communications Commission. Homeowner Zuriel Cabrera, who launched www.banbulkbilling.com, is scheduled to meet with FCC Chairman Kevin Martin and other policymakers in Washington on June 18. The commission is considering a proposal to prohibit cable companies from entering into long-term contracts with condo boards and homeowners associations. ...more

June 13, 2008

The Tribune's recent article ("FCC: Let Papers Buy Local Radio, TV Stations," Nov. 14) on media consolidation missed the bigger story about Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin Martin's bid to annex what is in effect legislative authority through a questionable interpretation of a dusty 1980s legal clause: It could help him push through an anti-diversity agenda that would devastate opportunities for minority media ownership. ...more

December 3, 2007