Comcast Sues FCC Over Tennis Channel Decision

Charges agency was 'arbitrary and capricious'

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Comcast is taking the Federal Communications Commission to court over the agency's recent decision that found that the cable giant discriminated against Tennis Channel.

In a lawsuit filed today in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, Comcast alleges that the FCC's decision, which will force Comcast to move the Tennis Channel to a different distribution tier on its system, is "arbitrary, capricious, and an abuse of discretion within the meaning of the Administrative Procedure Act."

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