Ops can use MDS for local news. (cable TV operators; multipoint distribution service)

Multichannel News, October, 1991 by Aversa, Jeannine

Ops Can Use MDS for Local News WASHINGTON - Cable systems wanting to use multipoint distribution service (MDS) channels to transmit programming for local news ventures just got a break from the Federal Communications Commission. But wireless cable representatives are not pleased by the FCC's action, which was taken Sept.

26. The FCC said cable operators, under certain conditions, can be exempt from a new cross-ownership rule that forbids the common ownership of cable and wireless cable systems in the same market. The FCC said cable systems are exempt from the cross-ownership restriction if they use a MDS channel for the provision of local programming. The FCC said only one channel per area can qualify for the exemption. This exemption...

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