RCN, ACA Push All FCC Members Other Than Rosenworcel for Program Access Rules Changes Amid M&A
Pointing to Comcast/NBCUniversal conditions expiring in 2018 and the competitive threat posed by AT&T/Time Warner, RCN and the American Cable Association are pushing the FCC to adopt new program access rules. In meetings with commissioners and Media Bureau staff, the…
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two said the National Cable Television Cooperative should be able to bring program access complaints, and backed instituting a "standstill carriage" requirement while carriage disputes are pending and instituting an arbitration process. "An 'unleashed Comcast-NBCU is certain to wreak havoc in the market," RCN and ACA said in a docket 10-56 ex parte filing posted Tuesday on the meetings. RCN said the seven-year licensing terms being offered by TW as part of the AT&T deal (see 1711280063) aren't sufficient since they don't cover all the programming that would be owned by New AT&T. RCN and ACA had meetings with all FCC members but Jessica Rosenworcel and Media Bureau Chief Michelle Carey.