FCC issues rules to reform cable.(Federal Communications Commission; rate regulation exemptions for competition)

Broadcasting & Cable, April, 1996 by McConnell, Chris

Operators can ask for rate regulation exemption if there is competition in comparable video program delivery Some cable operators soon may be able to ask the FCC to deregulate their rates. The FCC last week issued interim rules that exempt cable operators from rate regulation if a local exchange carrier (LEC) or its affiliate offers comparable video programing to subscribers in the operator's franchise area by any means other than DBS.

The FCC issued the interim rules as part of its implementation of cable reform provisions of the 1996 Telecommunications Act. Cable lawyers expect the rules to prompt deregulation requests from systems in areas where telco-affiliated wireless cable systems are planning to compete for subscribers. Pacific Telesis last year...

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