The best laid plans of mice and men.....oh, well. It seems SBC is slowing down their planned roll-out of IPTV dubbed "Project Lightspeed." This is good news for the cable companies on top of the even better news they received from the Supreme Court today that formalized that they don't have to open up their lines to rivals like Earthlink and AOL if they don't want to.
My guess is though, you will find the FCC striking a balance and that the rules governing the cable operators will begin also applying to the telcos when it comes to services. At SuperComm Chairman Martin made a comment about the overlap that exists in the different branches of the FCC and I suspect he's gearing up for a more cogent and level playing field.