Blunt asks FCC to reconsider retransmission consent

While not coming down on either side of the issue, Seventh District Congressman Roy Blunt has asked the Federal Communications Commission to reconsider the issue of retransmission consent, according to an article in he Washington D. C. magazine, The Hill:

Blunt told Genachowski he is not choosing sides on the divisive issue, but the volume of comments the FCC has received on the retransmission consent suggests "this issue deserves further study and consideration."


Broadcasters would prefer to leave the rules as they are, but cable and satellite distributors want an overhaul. They say television broadcast stations have too much power in the talks because they can pull their content.