FSF Makes Suggestions for Video Deregulation
Urging the FCC to undertake "an all-encompassing review of its video competition policy," a Free State Foundation paper Wednesday suggested regulations to eliminate burdens to help foster the nascent over-the-top industry. It said the FCC should end its proceeding on…
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redefining multichannel video programming distributors to include some types of OTT and its set-top box proceeding. FSF said the FCC closing its program carriage procedures proceeding would keep the standstill rule struck down by the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals (see 1309050025) from being revived. The group said the FCC should eliminate the network nonduplication and syndicated exclusivity rules and use its authority under the Communications Act Section 629 "to sunset its video set-top box regulations" and declare the market for MVPD services and video devices is "fully competitive." Acknowledging some legacy video rules would need legislation to be addressed, FSF said the agency should look at using rebuttable presumptions of market competition.