AT&T & Dish: FCC Shouldn't Adopt Proposed 'Significantly Viewed' Changes
Proposed changes to how the FCC measures whether a station is significantly viewed in a given market would disadvantage satellite MVPDs (see 2005150062), said AT&T and Dish in a call with Media Bureau Chief Michelle Carey Tuesday, according to an…
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ex parte filing in docket 20-73. Direct broadcast satellite providers would be at a competitive disadvantage compared with cable when it comes to carrying significantly viewed stations because the proposal treats cable and satellite MVPDs differently, the filing said. If the proposed rules make it easy to remove stations from the significantly viewed list, there could also be “potential for disruption” to consumers, the filing said. The agency shouldn’t adopt the rule changes proposed in the "significantly viewed" NPRM, AT&T and Dish said.