Could the Supreme Court and Cablevision Help the Wireless Biz Get More Spectrum?

January 22nd, 2010 admin

Cablevision, the nation’s fifth-largest cable provider, has been fighting the rules that require it to carry certain local broadcast stations in areas it serves, and hopes to get the Supreme Court to hear its lawsuit regarding those rules. These so-called “must-carry” rules ensure that the local access channels are watchable on cable in addition to the larger broadcasters like Fox or NBC. However, if the Supreme Court hears the case and sides with Cablevision, then cable providers could dump those less popular stations, and the rejects, finding it hard to stay alive, could end up relinquishing their valuable broadcasting spectrum . That’s a lot of ifs, but analysts at Stifel Nicolaus believe that if the Supreme Court hears the …


Originally posted on Gigaom

 
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