Byline: Michael Grotticelli
While there are doubts about how much authority the FCC has in retransmission disputes, pressure is mounting that the commission must take action to end the toll it's taken on subscribers.
FCC Commissioner Michael Copps said last week that current legislation that prevents the commission from intervening in retransmission fees negotiations is outdated. But, he added, as an agency that is supposed to serve the public interest, the FCC may have the authority to intervene in the negotiations stalemate that has resulted in the loss of Fox programming for more than 3 million Cablevision customers in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut and …
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