NATOA Files Comments with FCC on PEG Concerns in Comcast-NBCU Merger
Today, NATOA filed
comments with the FCC raising concerns about the Comcast-NBCU merger’s effect
on PEG channels. Specifically, NATOA requested that the FCC require
Comcast to make stronger commitments to protect PEG channels before approving
the merger between Comcast and NBC-Universal. Specifically, NATOA
requested that the Commission require Comcast to agree to not change channel
placement without the consent of the PEG channel, not to move PEG channels to a
digital delivery unless the PEG channel agrees or if all channels are
moved to a digital delivery, to provide PEG On Demand only as an added benefit
(and not as a replacement for traditional linear channels), and also require
greater transparency on PEG treatment.
The full text of the comments is available here.