Mass Media Notes
The two telecom entities that signed a retransmission consent petition asking the FCC to take more steps to resolve disputes with TV stations aren’t looking for heavy regulatory involvement on all deals, representatives told us. Cable executives made similar comments…
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(CD March 11 p8). “No one really wants intrusive FCC involvement,” a Verizon spokesman said. “Hopefully the targeted reforms we've suggested … will encourage fair negotiations in lieu of other forms of FCC involvement.” The Organization for the Promotion and Advancement of Small Telecommunications Companies isn’t “asking for the government to get involved in every negotiation,” said Business Development Director Steve Pastorkovich. “We are asking the rules to be updated to reflect today’s realities so that there is an even playing field and market forces can be injected into the process.” Representatives of petition signers Charter, DirecTV, Suddenlink and Time Warner Cable -- the organizer (CD March 10 p1) -- declined to comment on the regulatory implications of their request for cable operators.