Effective Competition Order Heads Off Regulatory Unfairness, NCTA Says
Both the Telecom Act's plain language and the congressional intent show the FCC was right in deciding Charter Communications faced effective competition in parts of Massachusetts and Hawaii due to AT&T TV Now, NCTA said in an amicus brief Wednesday…
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(in Pacer, docket 19-2282). The decision "avoids the unfairness" of asymmetrical regulations when a LEC and cable operator compete, it said, backing the commission in Massachusetts Department of Telecommunications and Cable's appellate court challenge to the FCC's effective competition order (see 1912230063). MDTC didn't comment Thursday.