Hawaii Broadcaster Lodges Retrans Talks Complaint Against DirecTV
DirecTV made only one unilateral proposal of terms for carrying KFVE Honolulu -- that it would carry it only under must-carry rules -- and hasn't given any justification for its refusal to consider alternative terms, licensee HITV said in a…
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good faith negotiations complaint Friday in docket 12-1. It said KFVE hasn't been carried on DirecTV since Oct. 19. It said FCC rules establish it's bad faith for a negotiating entity to offer only a single, unilateral proposal and to not give reasons for its rejection of HITV's offer. DirecTV owner AT&T said it wants "to get KFVE back into our Honolulu customers’ local lineups as soon as possible. Doing so requires permission from its owner, HITV, since FCC rules grant KFVE exclusive control over whether that station remains available on DIRECTV.”