Cable Lobbies Commissioners on Leased Access Deregulation
Cable interests continue to urge the FCC to eliminate the requirement to provide leased access on a part-time basis. In a docket 07-42 posting Thursday, NCTA, Charter Communications and Comcast recapped a meeting with aides to Commissioners Jessica Rosenworcel and…
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Geoffrey Starks at which the cablers said the agency should at least simplify its existing rate formula for leased access channels on the basic tier. They said part-time leased access activity is "particularly burdensome" because it consumes sizable staff resources when in most cases, applicants end up not actually leasing time. Cable interests also talked to the offices of Chairman Ajit Pai and Commissioners Brendan Carr (see 1903120070) and Mike O'Rielly (see 1903080056).