Newsmax Lobbies Against Dropping Charter Conditions
Newsmax relies on its over-the-top streaming video feed to reach Charter Communications subscribers who don't watch its traditional linear video feed, and ending the data cap and interconnection conditions on Charter from the Time Warner Cable/Bright House Networks purchases will…
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hurt the network's chances of reaching them while giving Charter more gatekeeping power. That according to Newsmax CEO Chris Ruddy in a phone call with FCC Commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel, said a docket 16-197 ex parte posting Monday. Ruddy also said Charter submitted a new economic declaration containing information that should have been provided as part of the cabler's initial FCC petition to have the conditions dropped, and there should be a comment period on the declaration. And he repeated Newsmax arguments that Charter's petition was put on public notice months too early (see 2007090009).