A market-oriented think tank in Portland, Ore., is urging the FCC to treat broadcast ownership rules, retransmission consent, content regulation, and sports distribution policy as a single interlocking problem, cautioning that fixing any one without the others risks making the broader regulatory picture worse.
The International Center for Law and Economics filed comments on May 21 in the FCC’s State of Competition in the Communications Marketplace proceeding, responding to a Public Notice the Commission issued April 6 seeking input on competitive conditions across communications markets.
Authored by Jeffrey Westling and Ben Sperry, both Senior Scholars in Innovation Policy; Eric Fruits, Director of Economic Research; and Kristian Stout, Director of Innovation Policy, the ownership argument is where ICLE’s filing is most critical.
