The Federal Communications Commission voted on Friday to lift its rules requiring cable operators that own programming to make those channels available to their rivals.
The rules, first put in place by the Cable Act of 1992, helped to pave the way for competition from satellite TV providers.
But in a unanimous decision, the commission concluded that the pay-TV marketplace is now competitive enough that the rules are no longer necessary
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FCC lifts ban on exclusive cable channels - The Hill's Hillicon Valley
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