Cable Nets Unite To Fight Multicast Carriage

CABLE NETS UNITE TO FIGHT MULTICAST CARRIAGE
[SOURCE: Broadcasting&Cable, AUTHOR: John Eggerton]
In a letter to FCC Chairman Kevin Martin Monday, over 100 cable channels argue that a "vast expansion of broadcasters' must-carry rights would undermine our ability to compete in the marketplace, causing irreparable harm to programming diversity and to consumers, and violating fundamental First Amendment protections." Cable networks are concerned that multiple must-carry would eat up spectrum otherwise available to advanced services and smaller, niche cable networks, the latter of which might get bumped to make room for the government mandated carriage.
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