Phone firms can get California statewide franchise for TV. Cable competition opens as governor signs legislation

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has signed a bill that will make it easier for telephone companies such as AT&T to jump into the video market, helping to transform the state’s telecommunications landscape of how consumers access television, telephone and Internet services.

Matthew Yi, Chronicle Sacramento Bureau

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