Halt sought in AT&T video service

The state Office of Consumer Counsel today filed a motion to stop the expansion of AT&T’s U-Verse video service in Connecticut. The state Department of Public Utility Control previously refused to stop the new television provider while a lawsuit was still open. Consumer Counsel Mary Healey argues that a federal court ruling has settled the issue. AT&T, she claims, is a cable company and must get a more onerous cable franchise license. AT&T says Connecticut law allows it to proceed without the license.