MCN Newswire: Attorney Outlines 'Redlining' Campaign Against AT&T; Muni Broadband Nets Failing to Cover Costs; HBO, Jon Stewart Nix Digital Shorts Project
WHY THIS MATTERS:The lawyer representing "Cleveland Broadband Consumers" in claiming AT&T is "redlining" service said his gameplan includes raising questions about AT&T's fitness for the multi-billion-dollar contract to manage emergency services network FirstNet.
WHY THIS MATTERS:The study of 20 municipal fiber network buildouts concluded that 90% of them will not generate enough revenue to cover costs within the period of the bond issued to borrow money for them.
WHY THIS MATTERS:HBO's statement did not go into a lot of detail, but at the time of the 2015 partnership announcement, HBO and Stewart said they'd be working with OTOY, a company HBO took a stake in last year to create and publish original holographic content.