Americans for Tax Reform (ATR) Pres. Grover Norquist wrote House ...
Americans for Tax Reform (ATR) Pres. Grover Norquist wrote House Commerce Committee Chmn. Barton (R-Tex.) urging the Committee to reject Rep. Deal’s (R-Ga.) proposed amendment to impose “a la carte” pricing on cable and DBS providers (CD May 6…
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p6). Norquist said ATR’s objections were based on the group’s general opposition to federal regulation of areas that should be governed by private contract. “If passed, the amendment would widely expand the power of the Federal Communications Commission to further regulate cable costs and private party contracts,” Norquist said. “This opposition is particularly emphatic, as it is clear that such regulation will result in higher consumer prices, fewer consumer choices and reduced industry investment.”