FCC throws flag in Time Warner's spike of NFL Network.It's not exactly what L.A.'s long suffering cable customers had in mind when Time Warner Cable This article or section needs sources or references that appear in reliable, third-party publications. Alone, primary sources and sources affiliated with the subject of this article are not sufficient for an accurate encyclopedia article. took over the bankrupt and technologically lagging Adelphia Communications. In its first play from scrimmage A play from scrimmage is the activity of the games of Canadian football and American football during which one team tries to advance the ball or to score, and the other team tries to stop them or take the ball away. since becoming the cable provider for 1.6 million Southern Californian customers last week, Time Warner drew a flag from the FCC (1) (Federal Communications Commission, Washington, DC, www.fcc.gov) The U.S. government agency that regulates interstate and international communications including wire, cable, radio, TV and satellite. The FCC was created under the U.S. after removing the NFL NFL abbr. National Football League NFL (US) n abbr (= National Football League) → Fußball-Nationalliga Network from its lineup without proper notice. Responding to a complaint from the NFL, the Federal Communication Commission ordered Time Warner to return the network to cable systems in Southern California, as well as New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , Ohio, Texas, Maine, North Carolina North Carolina, state in the SE United States. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean (E), South Carolina and Georgia (S), Tennessee (W), and Virginia (N). Facts and Figures Area, 52,586 sq mi (136,198 sq km). Pop. and South Carolina. Time Warner picked up 3.5 million subscribers in its $12.5 billion deal for Adelphia that closed July 24, though it's unclear exactly how many customers actually had access to the network. Time Warner said the number was closer to 1.3 million nationwide. At issue is an FCC requirement that cable operators give their subscribers at least a 30-day notice before making such changes. The NFL charged that Time Warner dropped its cable network without providing such notice, though the cable company said it complied with all regulatory requirements. But what's really at the core of the dispute is a disagreement between the two sides on whether the network should be available on basic cable as the NFL wishes, or on a sports tier which consumers pay more as Time Warner would like. The FCC ordered the NFL Network be restored until the complaint was resolved and asked both sides for speedy responses. Time Warner Cable said it is reviewing the FCC order. |
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