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WASHINGTON A bill to let telephone companies offer TV-like video services nationwide faces an initial public hearing on Thursday.
The Republican-backed measure is aimed at boosting the Bell companies’ challenge to cable. It would let companies such as Verizon and AT&T obtain national video licenses, called franchises. The companies then could offer multichannel video in any community, although localities would retain control over the rights-of-way where lines are laid. The companies would pay a 5 percent franchise fee.
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