Just a quick note to thank you for contacting me regarding carriage
contract disagreements between NFL Networks and cable
companies in Wisconsin. I appreciate your taking the time to share
your thoughts on this subject with me.
As a United States Senator, I generally do not get involved in
specific business disputes. You may be interested to know,
however, that the Senate Judiciary Committee recently held a
hearing during which it discussed the federal role in regulating
sports programming. An audio recording of the hearing, entitled,
"Competition in Sports Programming and Broadcasting: Are
Consumers Winning," is available on the committee's website.
You may view it by visiting
http://judiciary.senate.gov/hearing.cfm?id=2440.
I hope you find the hearing interesting, and should relevant legislation come before the Senate in the future, I will be sure to keep your thoughts
in mind.
Thanks again for contacting me. I hope you feel free to do so in
the future on this or any other issue of concern to you.
Sincerely,
Russell D. Feingold
United States Senator