Comcast Complaint a 'Pretext,' Nexstar Says
Comcast's good-faith negotiation complaint about a blackout of WPIX New York (see 2212130029) accuses Nexstar of violating standards "that Comcast itself flouted," the broadcaster said Wednesday in its docket 22-443 answer. Comcast's complaint raises novel good-faith objections that never came…
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up in the companies' negotiations, said Nexstar, saying Comcast not withdrawing the complaint now that the two have reached an agreement "underscores that its filing was merely a pretext for trying to force a proceeding based on arguments that Comcast has already presented to the FCC." It said the complaint doesn't offer a cognizable claim for good-faith violation and urged that it be dismissed. Comcast outside counsel didn't comment.