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Cable wants to preserve the status quo, which means high prices f...

Cable wants to preserve the status quo, which means high prices for consumers, USTelecom Pres. Walter McCormick said in a letter sent last week to House and Senate Commerce Committee leaders. He was answering NCTA Pres. Kyle McSlarrow’s charges…

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that telecom providers seek legislative bars to competitive entry into the video business. The letter quoted McSlarrow’s comments to lawmakers that “the Bell monopolies seek to short-circuit this process by having you focus only on one side of the equation -- video.” McSlarrow is correct, the letter said -- but because “vibrant competition in the voice communications already exists.” Now it’s time to bring competition to video, the letter said.