Broadcasting&Cable
UHF Discount Foes Tell Court Their Arguments Stand
Free Press, United Church of Christ, and the almost half dozen others who are challenging the Federal Communications Commission's decision to reinstate the UHF discount, have told a federal court that nothing in the arguments from the government and broadcasters has changed the relevant facts. That came in its reply brief to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit.
AT&T Sued Over Regional Sports Network Pricing
A tiny cable operator is taking on AT&T over the price of regional sports, raising issues of access to programming and anticompetitive conduct. The suit comes days after the Justice Department filed suit to block the Time Warner merger over just those concerns.
Two Dozen + Senators Push FCC Net Neutrality Vote Delay (Broadcasting&Cable)
Submitted by benton on Wed, 12/06/2017 - 06:29USTelecom Spotlights Google "Blocking" of Amazon Access (Broadcasting&Cable)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Tue, 12/05/2017 - 17:50Commissioner Rosenworcel, NY AG Call for Delay of Net Neutrality Vote Over Fake Comments
New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman and Commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel of the Federal Communications Commission said that widespread irregularities tied to network neutrality feedback, including at least 1 million phony comments, have tainted the public commenting process. The allegations are buttressing a campaign by online activists and government officials who oppose the FCC's plan to dismantle net neutrality rules.
Net Neutrality Rollback Riles Religious Groups
Religious groups are calling on Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai not to eliminate the bright-line network neutrality rules, which he has proposed doing at the FCC's Dec. 14 public meeting. That came in a Dec 4 letter from, among others, the National Council of Churches, the Islamic Society of North America and the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops.
Fight for the Future, Pew Spar Over FCC Net Neutrality Docket Analysis
Fight for the Future (FFTF) called out Pew Research over mistakes and what it said were out of context characterizations and mischaracterizations in Pew's analysis of the Federal Communications Commission's network neutrality docket.