Court Upholds Cable Program Access Rules

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The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia upheld the Federal Communications Commission’s program access rules, which require cable companies to make programming available to other cable systems and subscription TV services.

The rules, which were extended in 2007 by the FCC for five years, where challenged by both Cablevision and Comcast.

“The Commission’s program access rules have played a vital role in making diverse and attractive video programming available to cable and satellite TV viewers.

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