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FCC Orders Cable Firms To End Exclusivity Deals

By Corey Boles -- Wall Street Journal, 10/31/2007

The Federal Communications Commission told cable companies they must immediately cancel exclusive access contracts with apartment buildings and condominiums but also gave cable operators some help by streamlining the process for obtaining licenses from local governments.

By ending exclusive arrangements with apartment and condo buildings, the FCC creates an opening for competition from phone companies such as AT&T Inc. and Verizon Communications Inc. and other multichannel service providers.

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