Commissioners McDowell and Pai Statement on Tennis Channel Stay
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August 24, 2012
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JOINT STATEMENT OF FCC COMMISSIONERS
ROBERT M. McDOWELL AND AJIT PAI ON THE DECISION OF
THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
CIRCUIT TO STAY THE COMCAST/TENNIS CHANNEL ORDER
The following statement can be attributed to Commissioners Robert M. McDowell and Ajit Pai:“We are pleased that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit has decided to issue a stay of
the Commission’s order in the Tennis Channel proceeding. As stated in our joint dissent, we
believe the decision errs on both the law and the facts, undermines the public interest, and raises
serious First Amendment concerns. We look forward to the federal appeals court giving this
matter a full and fair hearing while preventing irreparable harm to the parties.”
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