WASHINGTON, DC – House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) and Communications and Technology Subcommittee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR) today continued the process of gathering public input ahead of the #CommActUpdate. The white paper released today explores the laws governing the market for video content distribution.

"As we often noted during our work to reauthorize the satellite television law, the marketplace for video content and distribution has changed dramatically in recent years and continues to evolve. We are long removed from the days of one TV per household, bulky box sets that often doubled as living room furniture. Now, Americans are clamoring for more content and choices, and the ability to view videos whether home or on the go on the platform of their choosing," said Upton and Walden. "This white paper asks important questions that will inform the #CommActUpdate process about these ever-changing dynamics. We look forward to the spirited responses which have followed each prior white paper and expect to begin putting pen-to-paper in the coming months."

Although this white paper is focused on specific video regulation, the committee encourages comment on any aspect of updating the Communications Act. Responses are requested by January 23, 2015, to commactupdate@mail.house.gov.

To read the white paper, click here.

To read previously released white papers or to learn more about the #CommActUpdate effort, click here. 

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