Oral Argument in Comcast/TWC Confidential Case Limited to 10 Minutes
Oral argument in the court challenge of the FCC’s confidentiality rules for programming and retransmission consent contract information related to the Comcast/Time Warner Cable deal will be limited to 10 minutes for each side, said an order issued Wednesday. The…
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FCC’s decision to put those contracts into the record but protected through confidentiality orders was challenged by a group of content companies that include Viacom, CBS and Univision. Oral argument is set for Feb. 20. The 10-minute time limit is not unusual and is unlikely to be strictly enforced, said Fletcher Heald appellate attorney Harry Cole. He’s seen oral argument in cases where each side had a 10-minute limit last as long as 40 minutes, he said.