Alcatel-Lucent Applauds the Federal Communications Commission's Ruling on Local Cable Franchising.Ruling Represents Victory for Consumers and Providers of Next Generation Broadband Networks  This article or section needs copy editing for grammar, style, cohesion, tone and/or spelling.You can assist by [ editing it] now. WASHINGTON -- The Federal Communications Commission Federal Communications Commission (FCC), independent executive agency of the U.S. government established in 1934 to regulate interstate and foreign communications in the public interest. today ruled in favor of local video franchise regulation reform with an order that local franchising authorities may not unreasonably refuse to award competitive franchises. Alcatel-Lucent applauds the Commission for its leadership in recognizing the need for reform of the video franchise process. This regulatory reform Regulatory Reform concerns improvements to the quality of government regulation. At the international level, the "OECD Regulatory Reform Programme is aimed at helping governments improve regulatory quality -- that is, reforming regulations that raise unnecessary obstacles to is key to the deployment of competitive video services and the next generation of high speed broadband networks. "This is a victory for both consumers and for the advancement of next-generation broadband networks across the U.S.," said Cindy Christy, Alcatel-Lucent, President North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. . "Through these reforms competitive entrants in the video market can help accelerate the availability of high speed broadband to consumers and enterprises across the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. ." Alcatel-Lucent has been working with the FCC (1) (Federal Communications Commission, Washington, DC, www.fcc.gov) The U.S. government agency that regulates interstate and international communications including wire, cable, radio, TV and satellite. The FCC was created under the U.S. , Congress, and the States to streamline the entry of competitive video providers and create a regulatory environment that allows the investment necessary for advanced broadband technologies. Today's ruling is consistent with Alcatel-Lucent's commitment to support the removal of regulatory barriers for all service providers, regardless of platform, to accelerate the deployment of competitive broadband networks. Alcatel-Lucent is the global leader in broadband access and is currently working with several service providers in the U.S. to deploy video services. About Alcatel-Lucent Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : ALU (Arithmetic Logic Unit) The high-speed CPU circuit that does calculating and comparing. Numbers are transferred from memory into the ALU for calculation, and the results are sent back into memory. Alphanumeric data are sent from memory into the ALU for comparing. ) provides solutions that enable service providers, enterprises and governments worldwide, to deliver voice, data and video communication services to end-users. As a leader in fixed, mobile and converged broadband networking, IP technologies, applications, and services, Alcatel-Lucent offers the end-to-end solutions that enable compelling communications services for people at home, at work and on the move. With 79,000 employees and operations in more than 130 countries, Alcatel-Lucent is a local partner with global reach. The company has the most experienced global services team in the industry, and one of the largest research, technology and innovation organizations in the telecommunications industry. Alcatel-Lucent achieved proforma combined revenues of Euro 18.6 billion in 2005, and is incorporated in France, with executive offices located in Paris. [All figures exclude impact of activities to be transferred to Thales]. For more information, visit Alcatel-Lucent on the Internet: http://www.alcatel-lucent.com |
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