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Briefings that president drunk was it what was getting and also there is one thing which doesnt mention and that is that from the first of april r.t. russian state propaganda channel t.v. channel will stop brokaw saying in placentia only in the in the in the east coast and in the area washington it will be kicked off major cable providers and i think that what you have to follow i suspect so its some action against american media here for example the authorities may order local providers to drop...

Trace? >> trace: what about the customers, deidra? what does this mean for us? >> were all going to pay more. so especially if youre, lets call it, a heavy user, in portugal, this kind of experiment is live. so portuguese consumers pay for their internet service in tiered bundles similar to the way that tv channels are grouped by cable providers. we know that world well. so if you lose a lot of broad band, youre going to end up paying more. todays vote as you alluded to, just the beginning. you ...

Power relationship but certainly made people look to washington to regulate business. >> one judge changed the rules by introducing economics saying it doesnt matter how big the businesses are as long as they offer low prices to the masses that paved the way for wal-mart and amazon and other online retailers. >> better also raises challenges. >> now bringing the antitrust law front and center with the biggest telecommunications company with one of the largest cable providers. >> now providers ha...

Power relationship but certainly made people look to washington to regulate business. >> one judge changed the rules by introducing economics saying it doesnt matter how big the businesses are as long as they offer low prices to the masses that paved the way for wal-mart and amazon and other online retailers. >> better also raises challenges. >> now bringing the antitrust law front and center with the biggest telecommunications company with one of the largest cable providers. >> now providers ha...

>> as an example of the power structure im fighting, at&t is buying time warner and thus cnn, a deal we will not approve in my administration because its too much concentration of power in the hands of to few. >> all right. well break all this down now with rick newman, finance columnist for yahoo!. and my panel is still here, josh and elana, onset with me. rick, i want to start with you, why should people at home and everyone has cable, but why should people care about this deal? >> well, the j...

Have to make it happen now! gilad the ceo said we want people to take this very seriously. the big advice is be patient, these things take time. we had to study dogs and understand them in order to create the right content for them. >> the pair spent three years conducting studies, and gathering research from around the world. then, it was critical to test the content they created. >> what we did is we installed security cameras in 38 apartments in new york and l.a. we wanted to do kind of a pro...

So more cable subscribers are making the decision to cut the cord and paying to stream video through services like netflix and hulu. well, now some local governments are trying to make up some lost revenue by adding utility tax to video streaming sites. claudia explains how it all works. >> the power to tax they squeeze out one place, they pop up somewhere else. >> cities argue theyre losing money and need to get creative. cable providers lost more than three-quarters of a million subscribers in...

So more cable subscribers are making the decision to cut the cord and paying to stream video through services like netflix and hulu. well, now some local governments are trying to make up some lost revenue by adding utility tax to video streaming sites. claudia explains how it all works. >> the power to tax they squeeze out one place, they pop up somewhere else. >> cities argue theyre losing money and need to get creative. cable providers lost more than three-quarters of a million subscribers in...

Services. making up for hundreds of thousands in lost revenue paying per police. >> not to text you twice, but allowing a consistent flow of revenue that pays for the services as a business, as a visitor expect from the government. >> glendale is enlisting the help of cable providers to determine how a tax might work, but critics fear a slippery slope when streaming video services are taxed like a gas or water bill. >> if you allow a city to do that, youre setting a precedent where almost anythi...

More people switching to internet services like netflix because of the high cost of cable, but those savings could soon be cut. local governments try to take a piece of the action. the details from san francisco. >> hello there, julie pretty cities and even states are anxious about this cord cutting trend, because for many it means a financial hit, some are calling for a so-called netflix tax. >> the government and the power to tax is like in any vote, they pop out somewhere else. >> taxpayer wa...