Today, TVfreedom.org Director of Public Affairs Robert C. Kenny writes in Broadcasting & Cable about the disconnect between the current reality of the video marketplace and the state of the regulatory framework crafted by the FCC. Kenny pays special attention to the unfair regulatory advantage that the FCC has given pay-TV over broadcasters with regards to JSAs. An excerpt:
“Government policies help influence the course of the communications industry and its impact on consumers and society at large. We bear witness to how sound regulatory policies, based on a fundamental understanding of markets and consumer preferences, can help foster an environment that enables technological innovation and convergence to drive investment, promote competition and enhance consumer choice.
That’s why it is essential that government action reflects the true state of the marketplace and is supported by a factual foundation that is data-driven and grounded on fact-based analysis.
Yet, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), the independent regulatory agency responsible for guiding communications policy, appears adrift from its traditional moorings of fact-based, data-driven decision-making.”
