The Program Access Rules for Cable TV and the FCC Restrictions

Abstract: This is a 10 page paper discussing the program access rules for cable TV as originally enacted in 1992 in the Cable Consumer Protection and Competition Act passed by Congress. Since the introduction of the Act which was meant to spur competition but still contained many restrictions the cable industry has still remained dominant in the market despite the opening of the market to other operators, such as the telephone industry. In Oct 2002, the program access clause which provides for cable companies to share their programming with DBS providers can expire unless the FCC decides to extend the clause in order to allow the DBS market to increase to provide the proper competition. Bibliography lists 8 sources.

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Catagory: General

Subcatagory: Communications, Media, Theory, Etc

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