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TelevisionWeek, March, 2007
Byline: Ira Teinowitz The bumps in the road are getting bigger for Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin J. Martin. Mr. Martin, a Republican, on March 15 endured nearly four hours of questions from congressmen in his first meeting with the House Energy and Commerce Committee, which flipped to Democratic control in the last election.
Committee Chairman John Dingell warned Mr. Martin the FCC may face similar hearings on a monthly basis if the agency doesn't shape up. The same day, cable television system operators heaped more pressure on Mr. Martin, assailing him over issues including channel-by-channel pricing and the fees cable companies pay to local broadcast stations to transmit the local outlets' signals. Kyle McSlarrow, president and CEO...
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