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In the wake of the attacks on New York and Washington, lawmakers are focused almost exclusively on terrorism and possible military retaliation and have temporarily suspended most work on other issues, including media-related concerns.“The priorities of every member of Congress…
Broadcom chip enhances cable modemsBroadcom, an Irvine, Calif.-based chip manufacturer, introduced last week the Broadcom BCM3351 chip, which is designed to enable cable operators to deliver voice over Internet protocol and home-networking services through cable modems. The product conforms to…
The daily 8:30 a.m. editorial meeting at CNN headquarters in Atlanta began as it always does on Sept. 11, with about 50 top leaders of the Cable News Network either present in person or, in the case of the chiefs…
When AOL Time Warner this week launches its multiple Internet service provider offerings in Columbus, Ohio, it will begin to test consumer response to federal regulators’ mandate for competitive choice.In fact, Sanford C. Bernstein & Co. analyst Tom Wolzien, in…
ABC News correspondent Don Dahler lives in a third-floor apartment on Church Street, just four blocks from the site of the World Trade Center. On the morning of the 11th he was standing at his west-facing window, sipping coffee and…
In a move that might eventually clear the way for additional waves of mergers in the cable TV industry, the Federal Communications Commission last week launched proceedings that could raise the cap on cable ownership.To check the power of cable…
As soon as the first jetliner hit the World Trade Center, Rick Leventhal hopped on the C train to race from the Fox News headquarters in Midtown to the scene downtown.With the help of a page from the office, the…
Christian Martin was about to perform that most American of rituals when the first hijacked jetliner smashed into the World Trade Center.Mr. Martin, a producer for “Dateline NBC” and a veteran of the Oklahoma City bombing, was about to go…
Dan Cohen was in his apartment on the east fringes of Greenwich Village when he got a call that “something was going on.” His wife worked on Wall Street and had felt an explosion.“My first instinct was to go there,”…
Regular readers of this occasional column know that I don’t mince words but like to play with them. Whether it’s references to my favorite beverage or my sometimes scathing commentary, I try to write a lively, insightful column that I…