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  • Schwarzenegger signs cable TV, prescription drug discount bills (And more)

    09/29/2006 9:54:26 PM PDT · by calcowgirl · 2 replies · 506+ views
    Press-Enterprise ^ | September 29, 2006 | DON THOMPSON
    Telephone companies can dive into California's $5.3 billion-a-year cable TV industry under a law signed Friday by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger. He said the measure, backed by millions of dollars in corporate contributions, will offer consumers better service and lower prices. Rushing to beat a midnight Saturday bill-signing deadline, the Republican governor joined with Democratic legislative leaders Friday to also back programs lowering the cost of prescription drugs for poor Californians and to test thousands of volunteers for possible toxic contamination. All three bills could serve as models for other states and the nation, supporters said. AT&T Inc. and Verizon Communications...
  • Schwarzenegger adviser's role with AT&T raises questions - Matthew Dowd

    07/18/2006 9:37:36 AM PDT · by NormsRevenge · 7 replies · 276+ views
    Mercury News ^ | 7/18/06 | Marc Lifsher
    Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's top campaign adviser is being paid to provide marketing strategy to AT&T at a time when the governor's office is involved in negotiations on legislation potentially worth billions of dollars to the telecommunications giant. Political consultant Matthew Dowd's involvement with the governor and AT&T at the same time presents, at minimum, the appearance of a conflict of interest, government watchdogs warned. Dowd and his consulting firm are currently assisting San Antonio-based AT&T with the rollout of its U-verse service in Texas. The product is designed to compete with cable TV by sending TV programming and a bundle...