Criticisms by FCC Comrs. Martin and Copps Wed. haven’t affected E...
Criticisms by FCC Comrs. Martin and Copps Wed. haven’t affected EchoStar’s plans to follow suggestions made by agency’s Media Bureau after it ruled last week that company’s “2-dish” plan for meeting local-into-local broadcast carriage requirement violated FCC rules and…
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Communications Act. Martin and Copps said (CD April 11 p12) decision gave company “easy loophole” to continue 2-dish policy and made it “needlessly burdensome” for consumers to get all of their available local broadcast channels. EchoStar spokeswoman said Thurs. that company would comply with FCC in requested time period and already had begun to implement some of Commission’s suggestions. EchoStar wouldn’t comment on whether it expected any further ruling from Commission. If proposed EchoStar acquisition of DirecTV is approved, all customers are expected to receive local channels through single dish.