U.S. Cable Industry Pushes Back Against Next-Gen Broadcast Standard Transition Policy
"1997 Supreme Court Ruling's Foundation Has Collapsed... Must Carry Is Anachronistic in the Online Era"
NCTA – The Internet & Television Association, representing the U.S. cable and internet industry, has strongly opposed the FCC's attempt to extend mandatory carriage (must carry) requirements to ATSC 3.0 (NexGen TV) signals, arguing it would violate the Constitution. NCTA contends that in today's video marketplace, must carry requirements can no longer be constitutionally justified, and extending them to ATSC 3.0 would clearly violate both the First Amendment (freedom of speech) and Fifth Amendment (property rights protection).