Earlier in the week Martin attempted to get commissioners to ratify another proposal that would have given the agency stricter regulatory control of U.S. cable television operators. That proposal was intended to enact provisions in a 1984 law that gives the FCC the responsibility to enact such controls when cable television is available to at least 70% of all U.S. households have the service available to them and at least 70% of those are actual cable subscribers. It was eventually withdrawn after objections by both cable industry representatives and FCC commissioners over the accuracy of a study Martin used to show market penetration.
Official discussion of his new proposal is scheduled for the Commissioners' December 18 meeting.
Source: New York Times