MCI wins right to begin broadcast satellite services; issue of acquisition by British is unsettled
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The FCC awarded MCI Telecommunications a license to deliver direct broadcast satellite services, despite the pending acquisition of the company by British Telecommunications. MCI competitors, such as Time Warner, feel the decision will lead to a violation of foreign ownership rules when MCI and British Telecommunications merge. The FCC asserts that the rule against a foreign company owning more that 25% of a wireless license does not apply to providers with private carrier subscription services. MCI will use the license to broadcast video programming through American Sky Broadcasting, an MCI joint venture with Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation. The FCC ruling does not resolve the question of whether MCI will be able to transfer its license to British Telecommunications. Industry analysts predict that the FCC will approve that transfer.
Publication Name: The New York Times
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0362-4331
Year: 1996
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What's in a name? Well, no more TCI. After the acquisition, AT&T goes on a rebranding tear
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AT&T Corp. is banking on the venerable status of its name as it launches an expensive and far-reaching rebranding program with respect to the services provided by Tele-Communications Inc., which it acquired in March 1999. As a result of this program, the TCI Cable name will effectively be dropped in favor of the name AT&T Cable Services. Such a large rebranding program is in keeping with AT&T's goal to expand beyond traditional telephony in order to become a company renowned for offering a diversity of communication services.
Publication Name: The New York Times
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0362-4331
Year: 1999
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Cable rates rising as industry nears end of regulation; gains outpace inflation; competition not as strong as expected - operators cite costs of new services
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The goal of the government's deregulation of the cable television industry was to increase competition and decrease prices for consumers. However, the cable television industry is not facing very much competition and is raising its fees far past the rate of inflation. Consumer groups are concerned about price gauging, but cable operators claim their price increases are due to increased operating costs.
Publication Name: The New York Times
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0362-4331
Year: 1999
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