Escalating Cable Rates: Causes and Solutions - U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, & Transportation

Escalating Cable Rates: Causes and Solutions

Full Committee Hearing

Date: Thursday, March 25, 2004

Time: 9:30 AM

Members will hear testimony on the substantial rise in cable rates in recent years, the causes of such rate increases and whether any legislative changes are necessary to address the rate increases. Senator McCain will preside. Following is a tentative witness list (not necessarily in order of appearance):

Opening Remarks

John McCain

Witness Panel 2

James O. Robbins
Rodger Johnson
Gene Kimmelman

Vice President for Federal and International Affairs

Consumers Union
George Bodenheimer
Marilyn Praisner