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The Independent Telephone & Telecommunications Alliance urged the...

The Independent Telephone & Telecommunications Alliance urged the FCC to immediately reform the retransmission consent process. The commission should adopt a standstill provision “to prevent signal loss for consumers during retransmission consent negotiation impasses,” said ITTA in an ex parte…

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filing in docket 10-71 (http://bit.ly/15epHTx). Certain behavior, like attempts by parties to deny customer access to significantly viewed out-of-market signals, should be clarified as constituting a “per se violation of the statutory duty to negotiate in good faith,” it said. ITTA said it’s hopeful that, under new leadership, the FCC “will promptly proceed with much needed reforms that would help restore balance to the video distribution marketplace.”