Four Michigan communities asked the FCC to find that Comcast viol...
Four Michigan communities asked the FCC to find that Comcast violated agency rules and the Communications Act by planning to convert all public educational and governmental channels in that state to digital format. In a petition for declaratory ruling…
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Tuesday, the towns said the FCC should answer all seven questions posed to it by a U.S. District Court in Detroit on the cable operator’s treatment of PEG channels. Judge Victoria Roberts had said she would refer queries in Dearborn v. Comcast to the commission (CD Oct 6 p12). “Congress intended PEG channels to be available to all subscribers on a non-discriminatory basis; the FCC should therefore find that Comcast’s actions are an unlawful evasion,” said Dearborn and others. “The court asked whether the federal obligation to provide PEG on the basic service tier applies in communities where an operator faces effective competition. The FCC should find that it does apply.” A Comcast spokeswoman didn’t reply to a message seeking comment.