Noting the FCC left the heavy lifting to New York State when it came to hammering out how the Altice takeover of Cablevision would serve the public interest — a far cry from the original deal, where Altice promised its shareholders $900 million in cost cutting within the first eight months of takeover, with another $150 million […]
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FILE UNDER ‘IT’S ALWAYS SOMETHING.’ Zoom Telephonics alleges Cablevision is something of a bully in a new petition before the FCC, asking the commission to rethink what it thought about the Altice-Cablevision buy. Here’s an excerpt from the petition: ‘Cablevision deters its customers from purchasing their own modems by posting misleading information on its website that leads
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Some more good news on the hyperlocal home front: Patch.com announced its expansion into five more Long Island communities, bringing its total up to 48 communities served. The newbies are: Montauk Patch– http://patch.com/new-york/montauk, on Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/Montauk-Patch–1510380102605117 Editor: Lisa Finn, lisa.finn@patch.com Hicksville Patch– http://patch.com/new-york/hicksville, on Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/Hicksville-Patch–179907482391797 Editor: Paige McAtee, paige.mcatee@patch.com Bay Shore Patch– http://patch.com/new-york/bayshore, on Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/Bay-Shore-Patch–1116127391754444 Editor: Ryan Bonner, ryan@patch.com Islip Patch– http://patch.com/new-york/islip, on
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Underwhelmed. That’s the reaction of insiders and analysts assessing Altice’s response to repeated queries of how it’ll serve the public interest, should it succeed in buying Cablevision. The Capitol Forum’s March 10 report surmises the deal will be delayed, thanks to public outcry, but whether or not it will be denied is fast becoming a
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