The FCC could regulate exclusive deals between cable operators an...
The FCC could regulate exclusive deals between cable operators and apartment building owners, when the pacts are found to be anticompetitive, under preliminary conclusions of a rulemaking approved by the FCC Thurs. Hurdles to telco video deals with apartments…
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may slow broadband deployment -- and pay-TV competition -- several commissioners said. They voted to issue a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) seeking comment on what Media Bureau lawyer Holly Saurer called a tentative finding. The FCC will seek comment on whether it should have oversight of pacts between multiple dwelling units (MDUs) and pay-TV providers, Saurer told the meeting. “There is no reason why Americans who happen to live in MDUs should have a narrower range of choice when it comes to video and broadband service than Americans who live in free- standing buildings,” said Comr. Copps. Comr. Tate said the NPRM fulfills Congress’s mandate for the FCC to spur broadband and video deployment. Comr. McDowell said the importance of the rulemaking is highlighted by increased marketing of video, phone and broadband in discounted packages: “I am pleased this item examines building access issues in a platform-neutral manner with respect to all video providers.” - JM