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Cable Ownership Regulations - Related Publications


Media Releases


2/19/2002
NCTA FILES REPLY COMMENTS WITH FCC REGARDING CABLE OWNERSHIP RULES (ECONOMIC ANALYSIS BY PROFESSORS HOWARD SHELANSKI AND GREGORY ROSSTON OF STANFORD UNIVERSITY ATTACHED)Abstract: NCTA filed Reply Comments, reiterating its initial comments that "because of changed marketplace circumstances, the potential problems that the horizontal and vertical ownership provisions of the 1992 Cable Act were intended to address [have] largely dissipated." Publication Type: Media Release

Regulatory Filings


3/28/2008
NCTA Comments 03/28/08Email this Document
Abstract: NCTA Comments re: Commission's Cable Horizontal Ownership and Vertical Ownership Limits, urging the Commission to terminate its inquiry by concluding it need not set a limit on the number of channels on a cable system that an affiliated programmer may occupy; MM Docket No. 92-264, CS Docket No. 98-82 and MM Docket No. 94-150Attachment: 032808 92-264 et al comments.pdf (90 KB)Publication Type: Regulatory Filing

11/1/2007
NCTA Reply Comments 11/01/07Email this Document
Abstract: NCTA Reply Comments re: 2006 Quadrennial Regulatory Review - Review of the Commission's Broadcast Ownership Rules and Other Rules Adopted Pursuant to Section 202 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996, supporting continued efforts to address the participation by minorities and women in the communications industry and to promote awareness of the fin...Attachment: 110107 06-121 Minority ownership.pdf (29 KB)Publication Type: Regulatory Filing

3/16/2007
NCTA Letter 03/16/07Email this Document
Abstract: NCTA Letter re: Cable Television Consumer Protection and Competition Act of 1992: Horizontal Ownership Limits, reiterating that, under current market conditions, no specific limit on horizontal ownership can be deemed reasonable; MM Docket No. 92-264Attachment: NCTA Ownership letter 92-264.pdf (62 KB)Publication Type: Regulatory Filing

8/8/2005
NCTA Comments 08/08/05Email this Document
Abstract: NCTA Comments re: Commission's Cable Horizontal and Vertical Ownership Limits, arguing that either the ownership cap be flexible to take into account marketplace factors surrounding a particular marger or permissive enough to ensure it doesn't bar innocuous mergers; MM Docket No. 92-264.Attachment: 080805_92-264_comments.pdf (1 MB)Publication Type: Regulatory Filing

7/18/2002
NCTA Letter 07/18/02Email this Document
Abstract: NCTA Letter on the OPP Working Paper on Horizontal Concentration in the Cable Industry as prepared by Dr. Carl Shapiro and Dr. John Woodbury, concluding that the OPP Paper is flawed, has complex issues, and should not be used by the FCC.Attachment: 071802_92-264_letter.pdf (169 KB)Publication Type: Regulatory Filing

1/4/2002
NCTA Comments 01/04/02Email this Document
Abstract: NCTA Comments and Petition for Rulemaking, re: Cable Ownership Restrictions, urging the FCC to initiate a separate rulemaking proceeding to consider appropriate attribution standards for all media ownership rules; CS Docket Nos. 98-82, 96-85 and MM Docket No. 92-264..Attachment: 010402_92-264_comments.pdf (300 KB)Publication Type: Regulatory Filing

2/17/2000
NCTA Opposition 02/17/00Email this Document
Abstract: NCTA Opposition to Petition for Reconsideration re: Implementation of Section 11(c) of the Cable Television Consumer Protection and Competition Act of 1992, Horizontal Ownership Limits, showing that the FCC's change from a cable homes passed test to a MVPD subscriber test was fully justified; MM Docket No. 92-264Attachment: 021700 92-264 opposition.pdf (938 KB)Publication Type: Regulatory Filing
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