No New Proceeding Needed Over LFA Marginal Costs, Cable Says

The FCC needs to ax only the phrase "at their fair market value" from its in-kind contribution rules to align with the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals decision on the agency's cable local franchise authority order (see 2105260035), NCTA, Charter Communications, Comcast and Cox Communications representatives told Media Bureau and Office of General Counsel staffers, per a docket 05-311 filing Tuesday. The cablers said that can be done via ministerial order not requiring notice and comment, and there's no need for a new rulemaking. Localities interests and advocates pushed the agency to open a proceeding about fair market vs. marginal costs (see 2204110042).