Charter Effective Competition Finding Would Mean Skyrocketing Rates, MDTC Says
A finding of effective competition via AT&T TV Now in parts of Massachusetts and Hawaii would let Charter Communications almost double what it charges for basic cable TV in some instances, hammering subscribers on fixed incomes, the Massachusetts Department of…
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Telecommunications and Cable told an aide to FCC Commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel, said a docket 18-283 posting Friday. It said Charter hasn't demonstrated it faces effective competition under the LEC test. It said putting online video distribution on regulatory par with MVPDs is better addressed in the FCC's open proceeding on that issue. Charter didn't comment. Its effective competition petition is on commissioners' Friday agenda (see 1910030061).