NCTA, ACA Ask To Weigh In on Challenge to Effective Competition Order
Both NCTA and the American Cable Association want to intervene in the lawsuit challenging the FCC's effective competition order. In motions filed Monday in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, both groups argued their interests -- and the…
Sign up for a free preview to unlock the rest of this article
Communications Daily is required reading for senior executives at top telecom corporations, law firms, lobbying organizations, associations and government agencies (including the FCC). Join them today!
interests of their members -- in the outcome of the suit. "ACA and its members have a strong interest in ensuring that the Effective Competition Order is upheld," ACA said in its filing, saying it "thus seeks ... to ensure that its members' interests are adequately represented in this ongoing review." NAB and NATOA are among those asking the court to review the June order establishing that the cable market is effectively competitive, ending most state and local regulation of cable companies' basic cable tiers (see 1508280033).