ACA Tells FCC RSNs Still a Problem

The American Cable Association (ACA) told the Federal Communications Commission that there was still government work to do to make access to regional sports television networks a competitive marketplace, while Comcast said it was time for the government to do less, not more, in that space.

In comments on an upcoming report on that topic per the FCC's own self-imposed deadline, ACA said that the report has to focus on pricing of vertically integrated RSN's to rival video providers, which it says is an inherent problem the program access rules have not remedied, and an industry-wide problem that needs a comprehensive, and overdue, examination.