FCC's Simington: Overturn Bifurcated Linear Video Regulation

The DirecTV-Disney blackout (see 2409090003) illustrates the unsustainable two-tiered system of linear video regulation, with rules for some but not all operators, FCC Commissioner Nathan Simington said Thursday. "We must balance the scales," he said, urging that the FCC in the future "either unleash the video marketplace from outdated rules or balance it with smart and targeted reforms." He added, "What cannot persist is a system that entrenches marketplace power at the expense of the consumer."