FCC's McDowell: Video Franchise Rules Extended To Cable Soon

FCC'S MCDOWELL: VIDEO FRANCHISE RULES EXTENDED TO CABLE SOON
[SOURCE: Dow Jones, AUTHOR: Corey Boles corey.boles@dowjones.com]
Federal Communications Commission staffers are finalizing plans to streamline the process of applying for a video franchise, in a move that would see the rules extended to incumbent cable companies, FCC Commissioner Robert McDowell said Monday. McDowell said he understood plans were coming together to extend the same relief that was granted to new entrants to the pay-television market earlier this year to incumbent companies. When the FCC voted to enact a series of rule changes to make it easier for new entrants in the video market last December, Commissioner McDowell said he wanted the same relief extended to the rest of the market. It was widely reported at the time that McDowell had won a pledge from FCC Chairman Kevin Martin that he would extend the rules in exchange for his vote on the matter.
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