NCTA Boss Dumps On Martin Class A Plan

Washington – Federal Communications Commission chairman Kevin Martin “has proposed a new and unprecedented must carry mandate for low power television stations, injecting new uncertainty and potential litigation at a critical time in the DTV transition,” National Cable & Telecommunications Association president Kyle McSlarrow plans to tell a House subcommittee on Wednesday.

McSlarrow was reacting to press reports that Martin is looking at rewarding more than 500 Class A stations with so-called full-power status, entitling them to...

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