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The FCC hasn't sold out on that one, but there are many in Washington who think it's a distinct possibility that the FCC will try to cut a deal with the carriers that will severely clamp down on the notion of a wide open, best-efforts Internet by giving telephone and cable companies more control over how different types of Internet traffic are transmitted.
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The SEC said the list was "prepared on a best-efforts basis" and includes banks, insurance companies, and securities firms.
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Further complicating the situation, said people directly involved in the matter, is that J.P. Morgan and Citigroup are bound only on a "best-efforts basis" to arrange the loan.
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"They are one of the last in line, and they've only got a best-efforts commitment from the banks."
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So now the banks (ie loan originators) are stuck holding and/or selling at a discount — how keen are they going to be to commit to new financings, even ones now negotiated on much better terms (better outs, higher flex, more financial covenants) — they have to live within the capital adequacy rules, and if their cash is tied up they CANNOT commit to financings, which basically leaves best-efforts deals.
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The remaining shares will be offered to the public through BAETA's Officers and Directors on a best-efforts basis.
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The FCC hasn't sold out on that one, but there are many in Washington who think it's a distinct possibility that the FCC will try to cut a deal with the carriers that will severely clamp down on the notion of a wide open, best-efforts Internet by giving telephone and cable companies more control over how different types of Internet traffic are transmitted.
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The FCC hasn't sold out on that one, but there are many in Washington who think it's a distinct possibility that the FCC will try to cut a deal with the carriers that will severely clamp down on the notion of a wide open, best-efforts Internet by giving telephone and cable companies more control over how different types of Internet traffic are transmitted.
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The FCC hasn't sold out on that one, but there are many in Washington who think it's a distinct possibility that the FCC will try to cut a deal with the carriers that will severely clamp down on the notion of a wide open, best-efforts Internet by giving telephone and cable companies more control over how different types of Internet traffic are transmitted.
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His contention harkens back to @Home, the ill-fated offspring of the cable industry that tried to create a "private" Internet that operated at higher speeds and with greater quality than the "open" Internet, which made "best-efforts" attempts to transfer information, whether text or video or other.
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