Media Access Project filed reply comments in the FCC’s leased access proceeding, highlighting the abusive practices carried out by cable operators to discourage use of leased access programming. Congress established the cable leased access program to promote diversity of programming and encourage vigorous competition in the video programming market. Although cable operators claim the leased access program is working, a MAP economic analysis by Dr. Gregory Rose demonstrates that operators are charging access rates well above what Congress intended, inhibiting minority and independent programmers from utilizing the program. MAP called upon the Commission to make substantial changes to the existing rules and provide independent programmers with affordable access to cable viewers.
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