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WASHINGTON A new draft of U.S. Senate telecommunications legislation eliminates language that would have forced cable operators to share regional sports programming.
The draft is the third version of the massive bill that faces initial votes before the Senate Commerce Committee on Thursday. The new version would let consumers complain directly to federal regulators about violations of their right to freely access content via the Internet.
But a key Democrat said the new language falls short, indicating the bill could face a turbulent passage at the Thursday markup.
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