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IPTV Providers To Pay Same Regulatory Fees As Cable Companies

An anonymous reader writes "The FCC is looking to put regulatory fees on a per-subscriber basis for IPTV providers. 'We will assess regulatory fees on Internet Protocol TV (IPTV) licensees and we will create a new fee category that will include both cable television and IPTV,' says the report. What services they consider IPTV is yet to be seen; they call it simply 'digital television delivered through a high speed Internet connection.' We can only hope it doesn't affect too many internet video sites. "

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  1. Re: hmm? by ArchieBunker · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    Obama is pushing to make streaming copyrighted material a FELONY. Have fun with your "hope and change".

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