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Cox Brings Effective Competition Petition Based on AT&T TV Now

AT&T TV Now's multichannel video service is competing with Cox Communications' cable service in Holland, Massachusetts, and fulfills the LEC test, the cabler said in an FCC docket 12-1 petition posted Thursday seeking an effective competition determination. Comcast filed a similar petition this week for numerous Massachusetts communities (see 1912170020). Both follow the FCC's October order that AT&T TV Now is effective competition for Charter Communications service in Massachusetts and Hawaii, ending basic tier cable rate regulation there (see 1910250036). The Massachusetts Department of Technology and Cable didn't comment.