ACA: FCC Needs To Inject Fairness, Progressivity Into Regulatory Fee Program

PITTSBURGH, October 24, 2012 - The American Cable Association called on the Federal Communications Commission to reform its regulatory fee system by requiring direct broadcast satellite providers (DBS) to pay their fair share and by progressively scaling the fee burden based on an entity's ability to pay, much like the graduated federal income tax. "The FCC must reform its fee categories so...