Comcast shot back at the FCC and Tennis Channel Friday...
Comcast shot back at the FCC and Tennis Channel Friday in a reply brief arguing why a federal appeals court should stay the FCC’s recent Tennis Channel carriage order while it reviews it. “The partial stay issued by the FCC’s…
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General Counsel does not alter the need for a judicial stay,” it said in a brief filed with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit. “It leaves in place the burdens on Comcast’s speech and operations that cannot be remedied after a favorable merits ruling,” Comcast said. “Indeed, because it was issued pursuant to delegated authority, the stay reflects only the views of the lawyers litigating the case,” it said. It called the FCC’s carriage order a textbook First Amendment violation that should be rejected by the court.