Nets Worry Over New FCC Claims

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Congressional wrangling over cable TV programming could accelerate in coming months as lawmakers react to Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin Martin, who said last week that cable subscribers might save money if allowed to pay only for the channels they want.

Programmers’ reactions ranged from gloomy to sullen as they digested Martin’s conclusion that reversed recent agency consensus. In November 2004, the FCC said à la carte offerings were likely to reduce bills only for households buying nine or fewer channels.

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