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FCC swing vote agrees set-top box regulation is 'flawed'
Jul 13 2016, 19:31 ET | By: Jason Aycock, SA News Editor
House testimony today indicates that an FCC proposal to open the market for TV set-top boxes may be losing its majority.
FCC Commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel -- considered a swing vote here -- acknowledged under questioning that the proposal (voted to move forward on party lines in February) was flawed.
Asked by Rep. Marsha Blackburn to answer only yes/no, Rosenworcel and GOP commissioners Ajit Pai and Michael O'Rielly said "yes" to the question "Do you agree that the initial FCC set-top proposal is flawed?" Rosenworcel also said "yes" to "Do you agree that if the FCC is to move forward, it should follow a different approach than outlined in the NPRM?"
FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler admitted that a "Ditch the Box" counter-proposal from the TV industry, focused on using apps, showed "promise," but said "One page is not a proposal; it is a press release."
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FCC swing vote agrees set-top box regulation is 'flawed'
Jul 13 2016, 19:31 ET | By: Jason Aycock, SA News Editor
House testimony today indicates that an FCC proposal to open the market for TV set-top boxes may be losing its majority.
FCC Commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel -- considered a swing vote here -- acknowledged under questioning that the proposal (voted to move forward on party lines in February) was flawed.
Asked by Rep. Marsha Blackburn to answer only yes/no, Rosenworcel and GOP commissioners Ajit Pai and Michael O'Rielly said "yes" to the question "Do you agree that the initial FCC set-top proposal is flawed?" Rosenworcel also said "yes" to "Do you agree that if the FCC is to move forward, it should follow a different approach than outlined in the NPRM?"
FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler admitted that a "Ditch the Box" counter-proposal from the TV industry, focused on using apps, showed "promise," but said "One page is not a proposal; it is a press release."
Pay TV players: CMCSA, TWC, CHTR, CVC/OTCPK:OTCPK:ATCEY, T, DISH, VZ, FTR, CTL
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