Back for the Third Year: FITCon! Florida Internet & Television is pleased to announce details for FITCon 2019! What was formerly known as FCTA’s Annual Meeting has been reimagined and redesigned to facilitate leading policy and industry discussions for the evolving internet and television industries. On the heels of Florida’s historic 2018 statewide election, FITCon will give you the…
Charter welcomed Florida Governor Ron DeSantis to our Regional Operations Center in Hillsborough County, where he helped celebrate the launch of our Broadband Field Technician Apprentice Program in Florida where over 650 employees are eligible to enroll. And with the new hire class starting tomorrow, enrollment in the program will be integrated into our new…
“Universal’s Epic Universe” Will Bring Experiences Beyond Your Wildest Imagination to Life ORLANDO, Fla. (Aug 1, 2019) – Universal Orlando Resort is building a new, fourth, theme park to be called Universal’s Epic Universe. The vision: create an entirely new level of experience that forever changes theme park entertainment. Universal’s Epic Universe will take guests…
TALLAHASSEE–April 17, 2019 – originally published in Florida Politics Florida continues to grow at a fast pace and our technology is growing even faster. Floridians want the best internet connectivity technology because it touches each part of our lives- communicating with our families, paying bills, your child’s education, and even our health care. Our businesses use…
TALLAHASSEE–July 27, 2018 –originally published on the South Florida Sun-Sentinel After months of internet doomsday predictions, the FCC repeal of Title II “net neutrality” regulations have come and gone, and yet, to no surprise of those who knew better, the internet is still alive and kicking, and net neutrality has gone nowhere. While the Internet…
Q: Your organization just unveiled a whole new brand. What prompted the change? Swanson: When I joined what was then known as FCTA last July, I immediately noticed a significant dichotomy between the identities of our members versus the identity of their trade association. Everyone knew or was aware of our individual members, but few…
DORAL, Fla.— Florida Cable Telecommunications Association (FCTA) President and CEO Brad Swanson unveiled a new brand for the association: Florida Internet & Television (FIT). Swanson made the announcement at the inaugural Future of Internet & Television Conference, an event uniting Florida’s cable industry, before an audience of the state’s leading internet and television industry professionals….
TALLAHASSEE, Fla.—Today, Brad Swanson, president of the Florida Cable Telecommunications Association, released the following statement on the Florida Supreme Court’s decision regarding DIRECTV, Inc. v. State, Department of Revenue. “We are not surprised by the Florida Supreme Court decision to uphold tax parity for all providers of cable and video services in Florida. The Florida…
Americans for Tax Reform, Business Organizations and Florida Internet & Television ask Legislators to ‘Cut the Tax on Tech’ (Tallahassee, Fla.) – Florida Internet & Television (FIT) today led a ‘Cut the Tax on Tech’ press conference asking Florida legislators to pass SB 1174 and HB 701, which would reduce the tax on the retail…