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Apartment dwellers are plagued by exclusive telecom service agreements struck by their landlords and co-op boards. As a result their choice of triple-play service is limited to a single favored provider--until now. The Federal Communications Commission has just banned such agreements.

It is now illegal for carriers to enter into exclusive contracts for telecom service. And existing contracts are void. This in turn will provide urban videophiles with more options in triple-play service.

The FCC had previously banned video-service exclusives in residential apartment buildings in 2007 and telecom exclusives in commercial buildings in 2000.