Cable lobby to sue Trump FCC over repeal of national TV ownership cap
摘要
美国有线电视行业组织已通知联邦通信委员会，将提起诉讼以阻止其废除全国电视所有权上限规则。该规则限制单一公司可拥有的广播电视台数量。有线电视团体认为，大型广播电视台集团将借此提高转播费，导致消费者每月电视账单上涨，并批评废除令无视由此带来的损害。这些团体代表康卡斯特、特许通讯等主要有线运营商。
Cable lobby groups notified the Federal Communications Commission that they will sue the agency to block its controversial repeal of the National Television Ownership Rule, which limits the number of broadcast TV stations a single company may own.
The cable groups said that larger broadcast TV station groups will have leverage to demand higher retransmission fees from TV providers, resulting in "higher monthly TV bills for consumers." They said the FCC repeal order "arbitrarily and capriciously ignores the harms that will surely follow from allowing broadcast station groups to exceed the National Cap."
The cable lobby groups represent top providers Comcast, Charter, and various other cable operators. Top cable companies have also expanded through mergers. Charter completed a purchase of Cox in August after the FCC rejected protests by advocacy groups that said the cable deal "would create unchecked gatekeeper power over Internet distribution" and make it easier for the biggest cable companies to raise prices.
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