United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States National Archives and Records Administration Office of the Federal Register author aut Government Organization text government publication eng FR Regulatory Information 2016_register executive 2018-02-13 article Proposed Rules D09002ee1c7f346d8 D09002ee1c7f3473b United States Federal Communications Commission originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency In this document, the Federal Communications Commission (Commission) proposes to adopt rules that prohibit certain practices some multichannel video programming distributors (MVPDs) use in their negotiations for carriage of video programming that may impede competition, diversity, and innovation in the video marketplace. Specifically, the document proposes to prohibit the inclusion of "unconditional" most favored nation (MFN) provisions and unreasonable alternative distribution method (ADM) provisions in program carriage agreements between MVPDs and independent video programming vendors. 81 FR 73368 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2016-10-25/2016-25568 2016-25568 fr25oc16-16 6712-01-P MB Docket No. 16-41 FCC 16-129 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2016-10-25/2016-25568 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2016-10-25/html/2016-25568.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2016-10-25/pdf/2016-25568.pdf 10 p. 73368 73377 81 FR 73368 Title 47 Part 76 47 CFR Part 76 Promoting the Availability of Diverse and Independent Sources of Video Programming; Federal Register Vol. 81, Issue PRORULE 2016-25568 FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION 2017-01-23 MB Docket No. 16-41 FCC 16-129 6712-01-P 2016-25568 Proposed rule.

In this document, the Federal Communications Commission (Commission) proposes to adopt rules that prohibit certain practices some multichannel video programming distributors (MVPDs) use in their negotiations for carriage of video programming that may impede competition, diversity, and innovation in the video marketplace. Specifically, the document proposes to prohibit the inclusion of "unconditional" most favored nation (MFN) provisions and unreasonable alternative distribution method (ADM) provisions in program carriage agreements between MVPDs and independent video programming vendors.

Comments are due on or before December 27, 2016; reply comments are due on or before January 23, 2017. For additional information on this proceeding, contact Raelynn Remy or Calisha Myers of the Policy Division, Media Bureau at Raelynn.Remy@fcc.gov, calisha.myers@fcc.gov, or (202) 418-2120. Diverse and Independent Sources of Video Programming , calisha.myers@fcc.gov FCC504@fcc.gov Raelynn.Remy@fcc.gov http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/ecfs2/ http://www.regulations.gov https://ecfsapi.fcc.gov/file/0929819517733/FCC-16-129A1.pdf https://www.fcc.gov/news-events/events/2016/03/media-bureau-workshop-state-video-marketplace#acc2 Vol. 81, no. 206 Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration 2016-10-25 continuing daily deposited born digital 955 p. Table of Contents: AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: KF70.A2 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2016-10-25 P0b002ee1986482a5 0097-6326 0042-1219 0364-1406 769-004-00000-9 000582072 f:fr25oc16 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2016-10-25 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2016-10-25/pdf/FR-2016-10-25.pdf https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2016-10-25/xml/FR-2016-10-25.xml fdlp 73333 74277 DGPO 2018-02-13 2024-06-01 FR-2016-10-25 machine generated eng FR FR-2016-10-25 81 206