A Block Communications petition (http://bit.ly/1iQRY3M) for the FCC...

A Block Communications petition (http://bit.ly/1iQRY3M) for the FCC to change retransmission consent negotiation rules to offset the bargaining power of larger broadcasters and pay-TV companies would result in “governmental intrusion” and is beyond FCC authority, NAB said Monday in a reply filing (http://bit.ly/1mk5DWg). “Given the individualized factors at issue in any particular negotiation, it would not be possible for the Commission to adopt rules that establish a perfect balance in every negotiation.” Congress “made it quite plain” that retrans negotiations should “function without government intervention,” NAB said in a filing posted Wednesday to RM-11720. It asked the FCC to deny the Block petition.