AT&T U-verse in Eastate

Eighteen months after winning the right for statewide video franchise for its new U-verse TV service, AT&T is lighting-up in East Tennessee. The KNS reports.

AT&T rival TN Cable eyes General Assembly

Our update on the world of Tennessee Cable Telecommunications Association President and Executive Director Stacey Burks Briggs suggests it ain't over til it's over between AT&T and the Cable industry. The story's here.

Chattanooga EPB won't seek statewide video franchise

Chattanooga EPB, the electric utility with a 600-mile service area, announced Friday that it's board has directed management to seek video-services franchises city-by-city, rather than apply for a statewide franchise agreement, which is now authorized by law, following two years of bruising battles between AT&T (advancing its U-verse product) and its foes, the allied municipal and cable-tv players. EPB's own plans to use its financial leverage landed it in court to defend against a complaint from Tennessee cable-system operators, who argue the utility is misuing funds and has an unfair advantage.