DirecTV is pushing back on the Federal Communications Commission’s new “all-in pricing” rules, claiming the agency’s new mandates are built on a faulty interpretation of Section 335 of the Communications Act and that the regulator doesn't have the authority to enforce them.
In a letter sent to the FCC last week, DirecTV said the agency’s interpretation of Section 335 is too broad — it gives the FCC the latitude to regulate “direct broadcast satellite services” for “the adoption of programing and carriage-related obligations,” such as educational shows. But it doesn't give the FCC the right to impose rules for “any regulation” that it deems to be “in the public interest.”
