Full FCC refused to review Cable Bureau decision denying program ...

February 21, 2001 |Miscellaneous

Full FCC refused to review Cable Bureau decision denying program access complaint by EchoStar against Speedvision and Outdoor Life Network in order issued Tues. Commission didn’t overturn Cable Bureau ruling that case was not “refusal to deal” or “refusal to sell,” despite EchoStar argument that Bureau made mistake when it said complaint was inextricably intertwined with breach of contract litigation following networks’ cutting off service to EchoStar in Dec. 1998. FCC said EchoStar could refile after court action.