Cable company market control ruling [DC Circuit]

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Cable company market control ruling [DC Circuit]

August 28, 2009 09:24:00 pm

National Cable and Communications Association, et al. v. Federal Communications Commission, et al., US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, August 28, 2009 [striking down rule preventing cable companies from controlling more than 30 percent of the US market].

Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here. Latest commentary available here. JURIST has more legal coverage of the FCC.

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