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Friday, January 22

Spectrum and the Supreme Court

By Brad

With spectrum — specifically, the dwindling supply of it—a hot topic in Washington, GigaOm explores the possibility that the highest court in the land could have a hand in how spectrum is allocated in the future:

Cablevision, the nation’s fifth-largest cable provider, has been fighting the rules that require it to carry certain local broadcast stations in areas it serves, and hopes to get the Supreme Court to hear its lawsuit regarding those rules. These so-called “must-carry” rules ensure that the local access channels are watchable on cable in addition to the larger broadcasters like Fox or NBC. However, if the Supreme Court hears the case and sides with Cablevision, then cable providers could dump those less popular stations, and the rejects, finding it hard to stay alive, could end up relinquishing their valuable broadcasting spectrum.

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