Ops ask Hill for legal remedies. (Rate Card).(cable television operators, US Congress)(Brief Article)

Multichannel News, June, 2003 by Hearn, Ted

WASHINGTON -- When it comes to making recommendations to Congress, cable operators serve up as many ideas as they do channels of programming. Small cable operators would like to break the market power of broadcast networks that own cable networks. Some big operators do, too. Following is a rundown of what various cable players have asked for.

Cablevision Systems: * End forced subscriber purchase of local TV signals prior to cable programming services. * Deny programmers carriage on the most widely penetrated tier. * Deny broadcasters ability to tie access to their off-air signals to carriage of their cable networks. American Cable Association: * Deny bundling of broadcast and cable programming. * Mandate a la...

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