ACA: Retransmission Consent Puts Us At Competitive Disadvantage

The American Cable Association focused on retransmission consent in its comments to the Federal Communications Commission on the state of video competition. In a filing at the Commission, ACA said that the "meteoric rise" in retrans costs for the small and medium-sized cable operators it represents put them at a competitive disadvantage by limiting their ability to deploy advanced services, including broadband in rural markets.