FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September 5, 2014
TVfreedom.org Issues Statement In Opposition to STAVRA Legislation
Washington, D.C. – Robert C. Kenny, spokesman for TVfreedom.org, a coalition of local broadcasters, consumer and business groups, and community advocates, issued the following statement in opposition to the U.S. Senate Commerce Committee’s proposed legislation, the Satellite Television Access and Viewer Rights Act (STAVRA):
“Given the Local Choice proposal’s negative impact on competition – as well as America’s television viewers and local TV stations – little justification exists for Congressional haste to pass such legislation by year’s end. Any Congressional bill that includes the components of the Local Choice proposal will ultimately cost pay-TV consumers more for less programming under an unproven and often criticized à la carte model, drive local TV stations off the air and completely fail to address true market failures that harm American consumers as a result of the deceptive billing practices of cable and satellite TV providers. In this instance, STAVRA as being presented publicly, is nothing more than a pay-TV giveaway.”
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About Us
TVfreedom.org, is a coalition of local broadcasters, community advocates, network television affiliate associations, multicast networks, manufacturers and other independent broadcaster-related organizations committed to helping protect consumer interests, ensure emergency and weather related programming access, promote the value of broadcast-TV programming, and preserve a fair and free video marketplace.