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Cable TV scored a victory Tuesday when congressional investigators issued a devastating report that accuses FCC chairman Kevin Martin of manipulating data so that he might force changes on the industry.
In the report that exceeds 100 pages, Democratic lawmakers also criticize Martin, a Republican, of a “heavy-handed, opaque and non-collegial management style.”
Martin is accused of manufacturing evidence in order to prove that a la carte cable TV pricing would be beneficial to consumers and that the so-called 70/70 Rule had been met, therefore giving the FCC far more regulatory sway over cablers.
The 70/70 Rule kicks in when 70% of U.S.
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