Multicasting ship hasn't sailed.(DTV Transition)(the FCC has no majority to force cable companies to carry multiple services distributed by digital television stations)(Brief Article)
Multichannel News, November, 2003 by Hearn, Ted
WASHINGTON -- No majority now exists on the Federal Communications Commission to force cable companies to carry multiple programming services distributed by digital television stations, FCC chairman Michael Powell said last Thursday. Powell, who voted to oppose a multicast mandate in January 2001, dismissed reports that broadcasters had prevailed over cable operators and programmers in the debate at the GOP-controlled agency.
"I don't think it's at all clear yet, to be perfectly honest. I think it's pretty fluid," Powell told reporters after giving a speech at a downtown Washington hotel. The cable industry is lobbying to block a rule that would give each DTV station mandatory cable carriage for several programming services, compared to one...
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