Now-former FCC Chairman Kevin Martin this week fined nine cable TV operators.
The move came late Monday during Martin’s last full day in office before he moves to the Aspen Institute.
Martin, in a letter to congressional leaders, said operators showed “contempt” for the commission when they wouldn’t provide complete information about their practices. The FCC had instructed them to do so.
The FCC was looking into nearly 600 complaints of cable operators’ practices, Martin wrote, but cable operators didn’t cooperate, delaying the agency’s investigation.
The fines range from $7,500 to $25,000 and cover nine cable companies, including Comcast Corp. (CMCSA), Cablevision Systems (CVC) and Time Warner Cable (TWC).
