In response to FCC’s latest video competition report (CD Jan 9 p5...
In response to FCC’s latest video competition report (CD Jan 9 p5), NCTA said report confirms “irrefutable trend of the last five years” that DBS has emerged as cable’s biggest video rival and “is rapidly becoming a significant competitor…
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in data as well.” NCTA argued that report, which indicated that cable’s dominance of pay TV market is slipping because of DBS inroads, also shows why no new regulation of cable industry is needed. “Competition from satellite, wireline overbuilders and wireless operators is benefitting consumers,” group said. “It has made cable rise to the challenge by providing digital tiers, video-on- demand and data and phone services. This competition is reason enough to reject government micro-management of these communications markets.”