MCN Newswire: ISPs: FCC's Title II-based Order Is Illegal Power Grab; AT&T Tees Up $200 TV-Wireless Combo

Top Stories - August 3, 2015 ISPs: FCC's Title II-based Order Is Illegal Power Grab Cable and telco ISPs have filed their opening salvo in the legal battle against the FCC's reclassification of their service under Title II common-carrier rules, including interconnection agreements, and the commission's creation of a general Internet-conduct standard under which to review their conduct on a case-by-case basis. They are also fighting the application of the net neutrality rules to mobile wireless broadband for the first time. more AT&T Tees Up $200 TV-Wireless Combo Soon after clinching its acquisition of DirecTV, AT&T will look to expand its subscriber pie with the August 10 launch of national wireless and TV "All in One" bundles that will tie in access to its satellite-TV service or the telco's IP-delivered U-verse TV offering. more Disney's 'Descendants' Draws 6.6 Million Viewers Even after drawing more than 1 million viewers to an online preview, the Disney Channel original movie Descendants drew enough viewers to rank as the top cable-TV movie of the year in total viewers and the top cable-TV telecast among kids ages 2-11 (3 million) and tweens ages 9-14 (2.3 million). more 'Programmatic Here For Good,' Visible World Exec Says David Kline, the new president of Comcast-owned Visible World, says adoption of programmatic technology is growing rapidly in the TV industry. more CWA Union Workers Stay On The Job Even after a contract with Verizon expired over the weekend, members of the Communications Workers of America are staying on the job as bargaining continues, union officials said. more Video/Blogs/Events Video: MCN One-on-One in 2 HBO's Michael Lombardo As I Was Saying, Gary Arlen High Churn for OTT Services Capital Letters, John Eggerton Trump Fuels Debate Interest On the Money, Mike Farrell 2016: The Critical Year for Measurement Event: Technology Leadership Cloud Summit Raleigh, N.C., Aug. 5-6 Event: NYC Television Week, Oct. 20-22 Waldorf Astoria, Oct. 20; Park Central Hotel, Oct. 21-22 News C-SPAN GOP Forum Features Fourteen Memorial Sends Glenn Jones Off In Style NBCU Declines to Air SlingTV Ads on Four O&O Stations FCC Set-Top Committee To Meet Aug. 4 TCA: AMC Greenlights Western Docudrama   TCA: Starz To Let Viewers Binge On Two Series TCA: BBC America, AMC To Develop Scripted Series Groups Push Golf to 'Dump Trump' Tournaments RELATED: One America News Poll Has Trump at 30% in Iowa CPJ: IOC Must Assure Freedom to Cover Beijing Games Poker Central Signs Three Advertisers Business Analyst II, Business Integration Charter - St. Louis, MO Supervisor, Technical Service - Decatur, AL Charter - Decatur, AL Supervisor, Technical Service - Selma, AL Charter - Selma, AL Field Auditor- Medford, OR Charter - Medford, OR See all career listings here.   ©2015 NewBay Media, LLC

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