Cable attorneys met separately with aides to FCC Commissioners Robert...
Cable attorneys met separately with aides to FCC Commissioners Robert McDowell and Jessica Rosenworcel to discuss an item that would make it easier for cable operators to buy CLECs (CD Aug 23 p2), an ex parte notice shows (http://xrl.us/bnnni6). They…
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argued that the current process, which requires obtaining a waiver and getting approval from local franchise authorities “is impeding efficient and pro-competitive transactions,” the notice said. The commission could still review those deals under Section 214 of the Communications Act, the notice said. “Imposing additional regulatory hurdles for such transactions serves no valid purpose, given that far more competitively significant transactions are reviewed without the need for relief from Section 652,” it said.