Young Bcstg asked FCC to impose sanctions on EchoStar in companie...
Young Bcstg asked FCC to impose sanctions on EchoStar in companies’ dispute over inability to reach retransmission agreement (CD March 7 p2). In earlier petition, EchoStar had accused Young of failing to negotiate in good faith, which Young denied.…
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In its answer and request for sanctions, Young said it had complied with good-faith negotiations standards of FCC and hadn’t committed any violations. It said its conduct had been above board and it disputed allegations that it improperly exercised market power and hindered competition in MVPD market. EchoStar’s complaint, Young said, was based on series of misrepresentations of fact and law and should be summarily dismissed.