Home arrow News and Press Releases arrow Cable and Public Access TV News arrow IBJ on Consumers for Cable Choice as Phony Front Group Saturday, May 17 2008  
Public Access of Indianapolis Home
Our Issues
The Campaign for Public Access TV
Indy Needs Access TV
Telecom Reform '06
Get Involved
Calendar
Sign the Petition
Join Mailing List
Support Our Efforts
Discussion Forum
Our Programs
Video Library
New Citizens Watch
Alternative Media Festival
About Us
News and Press Releases
About Us
Contact Us
Resources
Home
Useful Links
More Web Links
Privacy Policy
Administrator

Bookmark Us
 
 
 
IBJ on Consumers for Cable Choice as Phony Front Group Print E-mail
Written by Administrator   
Wednesday, 23 November 2005
The November 21-27, 2005 issue of the Indianapolis Business Journal (IBJ) has an article, "Cable firms call foe a phony,"  about the Indianapolis-based, Verizon and SBC-funded Consumers for Cable Choice (CCC), run by attorney Robert K. Johnson. Verizon and SBC want to avoid cable franchises as they enter the lucrative video services market.  IBJ reporter Chris O'Malley writes, "To many observers, CCC is merely a veiled attempt by SBC and Verizon to add legitimacy to their lobbying efforts in state legislatures and in Congress. Rather than a grass-roots group, they dub CCC an 'Astroturf' group."  Grant Smith of Citizen's Action Coalition, and Rick Maultra of the Indianapolis Cable Communications Agency are among those quoted.
< Prev   Next >
Top of Page P0wer ed by Mam b0 0pen S ource
Copyright @1996-2006 Public Access of Indianapolis