Martin FCC Sparks Litigation ‘Sue-Nami’

MARTIN FCC SPARKS LITIGATION 'SUE-NAMI'
[SOURCE: Multichannel News, AUTHOR: Ted Hearn]
As a result of Federal Communications Commission rules adopted under Chairman Kevin Martin, the cable industry has initiated or joined five federal court cases against the national regulatory body. The industry is expected to back at least four more in the weeks ahead. Depending on the level of Martin’s success in 2008, cable could end up filing another six cases, bringing the litigation “sue-nami” to 15. Elements of the cable industry are also in court now trying to overturn Martin-backed policies on phone company entry into local video markets; on competitor access to cable wiring in apartment buildings; on waivers from set-top box unbundling rules; and on the sharing of customer proprietary network information with joint venture partners.
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