FSF: FCC Competition Report Should Propose MVPD Deregulation Steps

The FCC’s competition report “wholly neglects to articulate agency actions necessary in response to the acknowledged dominant position of streaming services,” said a blog post by Free State Foundation Senior Fellow Andrew Long Tuesday. The report (see 2301060048) acknowledges viewers are leaving traditional media for streaming services but doesn’t recognize “the inequitable role that the lopsided regulatory status quo plays in anointing these winners and losers,” or a need for a deregulatory response, Long said. “The report presents a compelling factual case for MVPD deregulation,” he said, urging the FCC to eliminate set-top box rules, network nonduplication, and program carriage rules.