Eliminating the sports blackout rule could have negative...
Eliminating the sports blackout rule could have negative impacts on communities with “some of the greatest economic needs,” said Rev. Jesse Jackson, president of the Rainbow PUSH Coalition, in a letter to FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler Wednesday. “In large urban…
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areas, NFL stadiums tend to be located within communities where the unemployment rate is high and the need for jobs is even greater,” said Jackson. Though eliminating the rule could be seen as an adjustment to increasing competition in video, communities without many pay-TV subscribers shouldn’t “bear the brunt of the harm” he said. Though Jackson conceded the rule appears “outdated in the current ecosystem,” he said its elimination could have a “disproportionate impact on the communities and residents that seek to work, and not simply watch an athletic event."