Sen Stevens To Martin: Drop A La Carte Effort

Sen. Ted Stevens (R-Alaska) told Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin Martin that his ongoing battles with the cable industry were far less important than the vital mission of ensuring a successful transition to all-digital broadcasting next year. “I won't get offensive, but there are other issues that are just not time sensitive—a la carte, for instance, and net neutrality,” Sen Stevens said. “In my judgment, they are solutions looking for a problem. We have a major problem and the major problem is the digital transition.” Sen John Sununu (R-NH) and Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Daniel Inouye (D-Hawaii) expressed similar views.
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