Should DTV Must-Carry be Expanded, Sunset or Preserved As-Is?

In an age of telecommunications convergence and Internet TV, DTV must-carry is a historical relic that nevertheless is likely to be preserved and expanded. Given that political reality, this paper makes two recommendations: 1) in the long-term, must-carry should be sunset and transformed into a blanket network neutrality rule for the Internet TV era, and 2) in the short-term, broadcasters should be held to quantifiable and enforceable public interest standards in exchange for any expansion of must-carry.

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• Should DTV Must-Carry be Expanded, Sunset or Preserved As-Is? (PDF, 19 pp.)