Thursday October 9, 6:03 pm ET A Barack Obama presidency would likely be bad news for large phone companies such as AT&T and Verizon Communications, and a mixed bag for cable TV firms, analysts say. Republican John McCain sides with phone and cable companies on a key Internet regulatory issue, network neutrality. These broadband service providers say they should be able to prioritize Internet traffic and charge different rates, depending on how much bandwidth, or network capacity, users consume. Democratic nominee Obama sides with legislation that would prohibit broadband providers from favoring content or Internet applications of some Web sites over others. "Large phone companies would be better off under McCain," said Paul Gallant, an analyst at Stanford Washington Research Group. "Obama opposes the ability of any (phone or...
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