Comments on Effective Competition Rebuttable Presumption Due April 9
Comment dates have been set in the FCC's proceeding on whether it should adopt a “rebuttable presumption” that cable operators are subject to effective competition, the commission said in a public notice Friday. That rebuttable presumption would mean that cable…
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companies would no longer need to prove that there is effective competition in a given market. The rule change is based on provisions in the Satellite Television Extension and Localism Act Reauthorization intended to help small cable operators, but would apply to all cable companies. Comments are due April 9, and replies April 20, the PN said.