![]() Local governments had opposed the change, fearing they would lose revenue because they would no longer have individual contracts with cable providers. ![]() The new law creates state franchises that are open to competition. Previously, access to the state’s $5.3 billion-a-year cable market was controlled by cities and counties through local franchises. Its passage was a huge victory for the telephone companies, which have been denied similar access on the federal level. Arnold Schwarzenegger signed it in September. Lawmakers approved the bill with overwhelming majorities, by a 64-5 vote in the Assembly and a 33-4 vote in the Senate. “The $25 million the telephone industry spent on lobbying was the factor in passing the bill,” said Carmen Balber, consumer advocate for the Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights, a Santa Monica group that has been critical of the measure. The contributions came as lawmakers were rewriting the rules governing the state cable industry to make it much easier for telephone companies to compete for the 7.4 million California households that subscribe to cable. The two companies also gave more than $1 million in campaign contributions, according to campaign finance reports released Wednesday by the secretary of state’s office. Notwithstanding our efforts, we cannot guarantee absolute or unqualified protection of this information given the open nature and resulting instability of the Internet and World Wide Web, and we make no representations or warranties as to the effectiveness of our security and assume no liability for security breaches or any failure in the security of your computer equipment, your internet service provider or other networks and communications providers.SACRAMENTO, CA - AT&T and Verizon, the two most dominant players in California’s telephone market, spent nearly $26 million to lobby lawmakers last year in a successful effort to access the state’s lucrative cable TV market. When we collect financial account information, such as credit card numbers, we protect its transmission through the use of encryption such as the Secure Socket Layer (SSL) protocol. We use industry-recognized technical safeguards, such as firewalls, and have adopted and implemented security procedures to protect your information from loss, misuse or unauthorized alteration. ![]() We employ reasonable technical, administrative and physical safeguards to protect the confidentiality and security of your personal information. Victory Outreach International is located at 250 West Arrow Highway, San Dimas, CA 91773. ![]() This privacy statement applies to the Victory Outreach International websites,, ,, ,, domains and any other sites owned or operated by Victory Outreach International (the "Sites"). Personal information is any information that identifies you or would enable someone to contact you, such as your name, email address, phone number and other non-public information that is associated with such information. This privacy statement provides details about how your personal information is collected and used. At Victory Outreach International, we respect and protect the privacy of our members and those who use our websites, products and services. ![]()
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