Oral Argument in Confidentiality Challenge Set for Feb. 20

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit set oral argument in programmers' challenge of FCC confidentiality rules in the Comcast/Time Warner Cable and AT&T/DirecTV deals for Feb. 20, said a court order. The date matches the expedited schedule requested by the parties involved. The FCC has told the court that the case needs to be resolved to allow prompt review of the proposed deals.