Proposed law would end TV blackouts, let viewers drop channels from cable packages

The proposed legislation by Rep. Anna Eshoo (D-Calif.), reported by Hillicon Valley, would also forbid broadcasters from blocking certain viewers from online access to shows, which CBS did as a retaliatory measure in the Time Warner Cable. It would also give consumers the power to drop broadcast networks from their TV packages, and forbid broadcasters from forcing cable and satellite companies to buy extra channels when they license broadcast stations like CBS, NBC or ABC. - Jeff John Roberts

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