GNG News Guy
01-06-2008, 11:58 AM
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The American Cable Association (which represents 1100 small, independent cable operators) has filed a statement (http://www.americancable.org/pressrelease/2008/PR-SmallerCableOpsChoice1-4-08.htm) with the FCC calling for new rules that will allow for the unbundling of cable channels. They have provided information about the damaging effects of forced bundling in markets served by these operators. Those effects include higher prices, less choice in programming and slower broadband deployment.
They have made several suggestions to the FCC about ways to resolve the problem. These include forcing programmers to offer single channels at fair rates and prohibiting programmers from forcing channels to be carried on certain tiers. They also want to change the way that the programming complaint process takes place to make it more efficient and effective.
Large companies, like Disney, have said (http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-cable5jan05,1,4749612.story?coll=la-headlines-business&ctrack=1&cset=true) in their FCC filings that nothing needs to change. The FCC will be considering all of these statements as part of their review of retransmission consent and programming tying arrangements .
read comment(s) (http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/American-Cable-Association-Wants-Unbundling-90733)
The American Cable Association (which represents 1100 small, independent cable operators) has filed a statement (http://www.americancable.org/pressrelease/2008/PR-SmallerCableOpsChoice1-4-08.htm) with the FCC calling for new rules that will allow for the unbundling of cable channels. They have provided information about the damaging effects of forced bundling in markets served by these operators. Those effects include higher prices, less choice in programming and slower broadband deployment.
They have made several suggestions to the FCC about ways to resolve the problem. These include forcing programmers to offer single channels at fair rates and prohibiting programmers from forcing channels to be carried on certain tiers. They also want to change the way that the programming complaint process takes place to make it more efficient and effective.
Large companies, like Disney, have said (http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-cable5jan05,1,4749612.story?coll=la-headlines-business&ctrack=1&cset=true) in their FCC filings that nothing needs to change. The FCC will be considering all of these statements as part of their review of retransmission consent and programming tying arrangements .
read comment(s) (http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/American-Cable-Association-Wants-Unbundling-90733)