Dish owners could see help from Congress
The News Leader - www.newsleader.com - Staunton, Va.
A release from Goodlatte’s office said many viewers have been “innocent bystanders in a dispute between EchoStar (Dish Network’s parent company) and broadcasters.”Alise Kowalski, a spokeswoman for Goodlatte, said she could not predict the progress of the bill, particularly this close to the Congressional holiday recess.
The bill, HR 6384, is designed to streamline negotiations between EchoStar and ABC, CBS, NBC and Fox.
A federal court ruling in Florida halted Dish Network’s blanket offering of distant networks, citing widespread abuse of copyright laws.
Someone please explain to me why, why, why government feels the need to get involved with this? This needs to be resolved in the courts between EchoStar and whatever network. If they can’t resolve their issues, that’s not governments problem. If they have enough customers complain about it, they will do something about it. If they don’t guess what, tough luck. If you really have to have local stations, set something up yourself, or move. This is not other peoples problem, nor is it governments problem. You are not entitled to TV access.