GoKawiilCable Lobby Groups Move to Sue FCC Over Repeal of TV Ownership Cap
Cable industry trade groups representing Comcast, Charter and other providers have filed notice they will sue the FCC to block its repeal of the National Television Ownership Rule, which has capped any broadcaster's reach at 39% of US TV households since 2004. The groups also petitioned the FCC to keep the cap in place while litigation over the agency's authority to repeal it plays out, arguing the repeal conflicts with a specific numerical threshold Congress set by statute.