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Thursday, February 5, 2009

Council Gives Final Approval to Verizon FiOS Franchise

It’s official. Another cable provider is coming to Philadelphia.

Council just unanimously passed legislation that will allow Verizon to bring its fiber-optic FiOS TV network to Philadelphia. Verizon, whose request stalled in previous hearings in November and December, will get a 15-year franchise.

Comcast has been the only major cable provider in the city.

Councilman Bill Green had proposed adding an amendment to make the company pay more for public-access programming. But he withdrew those plans today after Mayor Nutter resolved the issue with local public access advocates.
Posted by Catherine Lucey @ 11:30 AM  Permalink | 2 comments
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  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 2:45 PM, 02/05/2009
    Finally. Now please start wiring asap!!!
    — craque
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 11:24 PM, 02/10/2009
    Thank god!!! It is about that that Comcrap gets their dues for cheating and abusing customers for years thinking that they can get away with it with not having any competition, well guess what? Karma is a you know what! Please wire ASAP!!!
    — fitlatino8


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David Gambacorta spent a small eternity writing about cops, drug dealers and serial killers. Now he’s writing about power and politics ­– which sometimes reminds him of the old crime beat. He joined the Daily News in 2005. And yes, he knows you’re not quite sure how to pronounce his last name. E-mail tips to gambacd@phillynews.com
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Jan Ransom, a native New Yorker, joined the Daily News in 2010 after graduating from Howard University. She has since written about the difficulty of filing police complaints, tax deadbeats and life after violent home invasions. She joined the Daily News City Hall Bureau in 2011 and has plunged headfirst into reporting on administration budget battles and City Council shenanigans.
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