Sources: NCTA Takes Up Retrans Fight

SOURCES: NCTA TAKES UP RETRANS FIGHT
[SOURCE: tvnewsday, AUTHOR: Kim McAvoy]
Apparently the National Cable & Telecommunications Association is joining the fight in Congress to change retransmission law, which requires that cable operators get the permission of broadcasters before carrying their signals. The American Cable Association has attacked broadcasters’ retransmission consent rights in Washington over the past year, while the NCTA -- representing the nation’s major operators -- has sat quietly on the sidelines.
http://www.tvnewsday.com/articles/2007/02/28/daily.2/