Frist Lobbied on Multicast Must-Carry

A dozen conservative including American for Tax Reform, the Competitive Enterprise Institute, and the Property Alliance have sent a letter to Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist (R-TN), advising against mandating cable carriage of digital television broadcasters' multicast signals. The groups argue that multicast must-carry would impose an "unreasonable and likely unconstitutional burden on cable operators" and that the move represents a massive seizure without compensation from broadcasters.