NFL is about to lose its fight to save TV blackout rules FCC chairman says "the rules make no sense," schedules vote to remove them. by Jon Brodkin Sept 9 2014 The 40-year-old federal rules that support the National Football League's TV blackout policy could finally be eliminated this month. Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler today scheduled a vote for September 30 on "a proposal to get rid of the FCC's blackout rule once and for all," he wrote today. ... http://arstechnica.com/business/2014/09/nfl-is-about-to-lose-its-fight-to-save-tv-blackout-rules/ http://www.fcc.gov/blog/updating-old-policies-pioneering-new-ones ---------------------------------------------------------------------- You can UNSUBSCRIBE from the OpenDTV list in two ways: - Using the UNSUBSCRIBE command in your user configuration settings at FreeLists.org - By sending a message to: opendtv-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word unsubscribe in the subject line.