FSF: FCC Competition Report Should Propose MVPD Deregulation Steps
The FCC’s competition report “wholly neglects to articulate agency actions necessary in response to the acknowledged dominant position of streaming services,” said a blog post by Free State Foundation Senior Fellow Andrew Long Tuesday. The report (see 2301060048) acknowledges viewers…
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are leaving traditional media for streaming services but doesn’t recognize “the inequitable role that the lopsided regulatory status quo plays in anointing these winners and losers,” or a need for a deregulatory response, Long said. “The report presents a compelling factual case for MVPD deregulation,” he said, urging the FCC to eliminate set-top box rules, network nonduplication, and program carriage rules.