The FCC Media Bureau granted three Comcast petitions...
The FCC Media Bureau granted three Comcast petitions Friday to exempt the cable provider from municipal rate-setting for basic-video and some other prices in three communities in Maryland (http://bit.ly/ZpRLhK), six in Pennsylvania (http://bit.ly/17n8NPh) and 11 in Illinois (http://bit.ly/11Konky), said FCC…
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filings Friday. All three Comcast petitions cited video competition from DirecTV and Dish Network. The deregulation in Maryland will affect just under 6,000 households, including the towns of Aberdeen and Bel Air. The deregulation in Pennsylvania will affect just under 17,000 households, including the communities of East Donegal, West Hempfield and West Pennsboro. The deregulation in Illinois will affect around 62,000 households in communities such as Springfield, Chatham and Pawnee.