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Note: When AT&T stocks slipped 6% recently, at least one stock analyst blamed it on 'consumer weakness'. Perhaps consumers could use this 'weakness' to their advantage.

from: Gigaom.com

Are Cable and Phone Companies Still Recession-Proof?
Guest Column, Monday, January 14, 2008 at 12:00 AM PT Comments (1)

from: NY Daily News

City to hold hearings for cable watchers

BY FRANK LOMBARDI
DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITER

Friday, January 4th 2008, 4:00 AM

The city is giving cable television viewers a rare opportunity to make some static about the service they get from providers.

from: Lasar's Letter

The top paid telecom executives of 2006

The Security and Exchange Commission now has a handy-dandy new database that tells you who in the corporate world is making what these days.

These are, of course, the firms that voluntarily disclosed this data. LLFCC couldn't resist downloading the numbers and coming up with this table. Enjoy!

from: Ohio Department of Commerce

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
12/14/2007

Contact: Barney Wolf at (614) 644-7115
barney.wolf@com.state.oh.us
or

OHIO DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

VIDEO-SERVICE AUTHORIZATION GRANTED TO TIME WARNER CABLE

Cable provider receives 10-year approval

Ohio Commerce Director Kimberly Zurz today granted statewide video-service authorization to Time Warner Cable LLC.

from: El Paso Times

El Paso to expand cable government channel
By David Crowder / El Paso Time
Article Launched: 11/19/2007 12:00:00 AM MST

When Time Warner gets out of the business of broadcasting local government meetings on cable Channel 15 in January, El Paso's City Hall will take over and has big plans for a full-time government TV channel.

from: LA Times

Time Warner customers misled by AT&T ad
October 17 2007

David Lazarus:
Consumer Confidential

An ad from AT&T that ran the other day in these pages and elsewhere warned that some Time Warner Cable customers are in danger of losing phone service as the cable giant makes some technical changes.

from: MultiChannel news

Calif. City: TWC’s Illegal
Carlsbad Files Suit Over Lapsed Cable Franchise

By Linda Haugsted -- Multichannel News, 9/17/2007

A San Diego County, Calif., municipality is suing Time Warner Cable, alleging the operator is illegally occupying city rights of way without a franchise.

from: Newsday.com

Your loss of privacy is a package deal

David Lazarus
Consumer Confidential
September 12, 2007

The all-you-can-eat packages of voice, video and Internet services offered by phone and cable companies may be convenient, but they represent a potentially significant threat to people's privacy.

Note: In spite of increasing media consolidation, thankfully, there will be more 'competition' to 'lower prices'. It seems the cable and telco industry business offices are out of step with their PR offices. We wonder if any state legislators are paying attention . . .

from: NY Post

from: The Columbus Dispatch

Bill Would Mean Lots of Money for Giants: AT&T, Time Warner Unite to Push Lawmakers

By Alan Johnson, The Columbus Dispatch, Ohio

Jun. 3--A proposed state law expanding Ohioans' cable-video service options stretches 29 pages. But it can be summarized in just two words: big bucks.