FCC Seeks Comment on Retransmission Rules
March 20, 2010
Fourteen entities filed a petition for rulemaking on March 9, 2010 requesting that the Federal Communications Commission amend and supplement its retransmission consent rules. The petition argues that the FCC's current retransmission consent rules do not account for changes in the video programming distribution market, and it proposes reforms including dispute resolution mechanisms and mandatory interim carriage.
The FCC is now inviting public comment on this petition.
Comments are due April 19, 2010 and Reply Comments are due May 4, 2010.
MB Docket No. 10-71
Contact: Diana Sokolow at (202) 418-0588.
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