Dish's Day In Court: July 22

[Loose Lug Nutz]

DBS Provider Seeks Temporary Injunction Against FCC HD Carriage Mandate
John Eggerton -- Multichannel News

According to Dish Network, a Nevada court has set a July 22 date for a hearing on its argument for a temporary injunction against Federal Communications Commission enforcement of the HD carriage mandate in the satellite reauthorization bill.

Dish filed for an injunction last week in Nevada, where it is incorporated, because it is facing a July 27 deadline for coming to carriage terms with 30 noncom stations or triggering an accelerated (by the end of next year) timetable for carriage of all noncommercial signals in any market where it carries any stations in HD.

The No. 2 DBS provider's bone to pick is not with the FCC, which is required to enforce the law, but rather with the legislation that it argues puts a thumb on the scale in favor of a particular type of programming.

Dish maintains the mandate violates its First and Fifth Amendment rights and has already put a crimp in business plans it based on the 2008 FCC timetable for phasing in HD carriage of all local TV stations, including noncoms, by 2013.

[cody35]

i hope dish gets no where lol dik is greety thanks for the info

[Ladiesman217]

stupid charlie and stupid dick net at it again.. great info.. what goes around comes around..

[cocacola]

wonder what happened?

[skidro]

If d*sh wasn't spending so much money on FTA people they would be able to make their deadline. They are spending a $1,000.00 to save $0,000.10. Most FTA people already have a sub. FTA is a hobby, not for watching TV for most.

[TheMan10]

Is there an update on this lug nutz ? I'm abit curious and would like to know.

[charliehorse107]

Free HD for LIVE !!!!!!

Yeap !!!! Rignt BS!!!! for sure,

That's the way Dick RatNetwork resolve the HemoroiD issue.

Smart asses, don't you think!!!!