USTelecom urged the FCC to address the significant...
USTelecom urged the FCC to address the significant problems that occur when multichannel video programming distributors “are required to negotiate retransmission consent rights for multiple local stations as a single package,” it said in an ex parte filing in docket…
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10-71 (http://bit.ly/1kQvpyL). USTelecom supports further inquiries on how to address current imbalances in the retransmission consent process, “and move instead to true and free negotiations between broadcasters and MVPDs,” it said. The filing pertains to a meeting with staff from FCC Commissioner Ajit Pai’s office.