FCC Lacks Multicast Muscle, Says McDowell

John Eggerton writes:

New FCC Commissioner Robert McDowell put something of an exclamation point on his regulatory independence in a briefing with reporters Tuesday, including making it clear he does not think the FCC has the authority to mandate multicast must-carry without clearer direction from Congress. ...

Link:  Broadcasting & Cable.  He would have been the deciding vote to approve multicast must-carry had he chosen to support it.  --Dennis