1. Technology
- FCC Cable Television Evolution of Cable Television
2. Context
- National Cable Television Association
- Cable Labs
- California Cable Television Association
- American Cable Association (small cable operators)
- TV Guide (to see cable channels in your area)
- National Association of Telecommunications Officers and Advisors (NATOA)
3. Medium Scarcity
- Los Angeles ITA (Former site of LA cable franchising authority; Notice of State regulatory change)
- City of St. Paul Cable Franchise Authority
- Palo Alto Cable Franchise Agreement Terms (with AT&T) & Cable Franchise FAQs
- Seattle Office of Cable Communications
- New York State Cable Franchise Renewal Process
- California PUC (Video Franchising page, after 2006 law that transferred franchising power to the CPUC)
- Current Franchise application form (pdf; cache)
- Other
- Open Video Systems: Recent FCC certifications
Note: Distributing Scarce Resources
- Merit
- Luck
- FCC, Cellular Telephony
- Money
- FCC, Auctions
- Commons
- OntheCommons.org
- Wireless Future Program @ NewAmerica.net