News stories on AT&T v Portland, and Cable Open Access.

[Gene Hastings <hastings@info-ren.org>]

Stories this week:

June 14, 1999
GTE Debunks Cable Access Myth
http://www.internetnews.com/isp-news/article/0,1087,8_137621,00.html
"GTE Service Corp. has demonstrated that cable modem systems can easily
be operated on an open access basis, permitting customers to select the
Internet service provider of their choice."
[Excite@Home of course disagrees - G]

June 15, 1999, 8:30 a.m. PT
FCC's Kennard slams open access ruling
http://www.news.com/News/Item/0,4,37823,00.html
[He mostly addresses the jurisdictional issue of local vs federal. 
But he also advocates laissez-faire in this area, which many 
municipalities find unpalatable. - G]
 
June 15, 1999
Excite@Home Fires Back At Open Access Cable Proponents
http://www.internetnews.com/isp-news/article/0,1087,8_138271,00.html

June 15, 1999, 9:15 p.m. PT
Excite@Home exec takes on open access ruling
http://www.news.com/News/Item/0,4,37887,00.html?st.ne.ni.rel

June 16, 1999, 11:40 a.m. PT
Excite@Home tries to debunk ISP claims
http://www.news.com/News/Item/0,4,37911,00.html?st.ne.ni.rel

June 16, 1999, 1:50 p.m. PT
AT&T asks court to overturn open access ruling
http://www.news.com/News/Item/0,4,0-37932,00.html?st.ne.120.head

June 16, 1999
The FCC Offers a Definite Maybe
http://www.thestandard.net/articles/mediagrok_display/0,1185,5059,00.h 
tml?home.mg


06/17/99- Updated 09:49 AM ET
AT&T appeals cable access ruling
http://www.usatoday.com/life/cyber/tech/ctf410.htm

Thursday, June 17, 1999; Page E06
ATT Questions GTE Test
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/WPlate/1999-06/17/210l-061799-idx.html

June 17, 1999 Updated 3:32 AM ET
AT&T Plans To Appeal Oregon Cable Ruling
http://news.excite.com/news/r/990617/03/net-internet-att

June 18, 1999, 4:00 p.m. PT
Cities take open access fight to the FCC
http://www.news.com/News/Item/0,4,0-38073,00.html?st.ne.lh..ni

"Local government officials, armed with a recent federal court ruling,
will meet with federal regulators next week to discuss open access for
the cable industry.

Members of the National Association of Telecommunications Officers and
Advisors, an organization of local government communications members,
are set to meet with Federal Communications Commission staffers next
Wednesday."

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Prior related articles:

November 24, 1998
Regulators urge TCI to open cables
http://www.news.com/News/Item/0,4,29212,00.html?st.ne.ni.rel

January 5, 1999
Portland denies cable transfer to AT&T
http://www.news.com/News/Item/0,4,30508,00.html?st.ne.ni.rel

January 19, 1999
AT&T, TCI file lawsuit over cable license
http://www.news.com/News/Item/0,4,31122,00.html?st.ne.ni.rel

January 28, 1999
FCC: No new broadband rules needed now
http://www.news.com/News/Item/0,4,31600,00.html?st.ne.ni.rel

March 9, 1999
Internet Ventures Battles for Leased Access
http://www.internetnews.com/isp-news/article/0,1087,8_77871,00.html
March 23, 1999
Feds struggle with new cable landscape
http://www.news.com/News/Item/0,4,34172,00.html?st.ne.ni.rel

May 6, 1999
Congress takes aim at cable Net access
http://www.news.com/News/Item/0,4,36211,00.html?st.ne.ni.rel

May 24, 1999
ISPs still beat the open access drum
http://www.news.com/News/Item/0,4,36971,00.html?st.ne.ni.rel

June 4, 1999, 12:00 p.m. PT
Oregon ruling may fuel open access fight
http://www.news.com/News/Item/0,4,37409,00.html?st.ne.ni.rel






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