The Federal Communications Commission as expected on Friday (March 19) opened a proceeding to seek comment on the petition filed by Time Warner Cable and 13 others calling for the FCC to revise the retransmission consent rules. Comments are due April 19 and reply comments are due May 4.
Alarmed over several recent retransmission standoffs, Time Warner and other petitioners—including Cablevision, the American Cable Association, Charter Communications, DirecTV and DISH Network — last week asked the FCC “to implement new dispute resolution mechanisms” to resolve disputes and ensure uninterrupted programming.
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