October 1999
"Priming The Pump": The Role of Retransmission Consent in the Transition To Digital Television
By Stuart N. Brotman

Table of Contents

I. Introduction

II. Digital Television's Rollout

III. Retransmission Consent's Track Record

IV. Digital Retransmission Consent Agreements

1. Time Warner Cable
2. AT&T Broadband and Internet Services
3. MediaOne
4. Future Agreements