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Court Upholds FCC Rule on Video Service - washingtonpost.com
From: David Farber <dave () farber net>
Date: Sat, 28 Jun 2008 06:31:22 -0400
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/06/27/AR2008062703343.html?hpid=sec-tech Court Upholds FCC Rule on Video Service Agency Made It Easier for Phone Firms to Compete With Cable Operators By Cecilia Kang Washington Post Staff Writer Saturday, June 28, 2008; Page D03An appeals court yesterday rebuffed an attempt by cable providers to challenge a rule that makes it easier for phone companies and other potential competitors to move in on their turf.
In the decision, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit upheld a rule made last year by the Federal Communications Commission that imposes stricter guidelines on how municipal and state governments may evaluate new video service providers.
The court dismissed a petition by cable operators and local governments to overturn the FCC's 90-day time limit on local regulators to approve applications by new entrants in cable and other pay television services. The decision also backs the FCC's rule that city and state regulators can't demand favors in exchange for their approval.
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