Charter Blackout a Violation of FCC Rules, Northwest CEO Says
Charter Communications' blackout of Northwest Broadcasting stations violates FCC rules requiring the cable company provide at least 30 days' notice about any deletion of programming service, Northwest CEO Brian Brady said in a letter to the operator's subscribers posted Friday…
Sign up for a free preview to unlock the rest of this article
Export Compliance Daily combines U.S. export control news, foreign border import regulation and policy developments into a single daily information service that reliably informs its trade professional readers about important current issues affecting their operations.
on the websites of the broadcast group's stations (for example, here). He urged subscribers in the affected markets to seek refunds from Charter. The cable operator didn't comment Monday. The broadcast company said the blackout, which began Jan. 31, affected at least seven markets (see 1802060052).