A cable TV company serving several small towns in Mississippi and Louisiana has abruptly shut down service in recent days and failed to provide appropriate notice to customers and local governments. Bailey Cable TV reportedly closed its doors on Nov. 30, causing customers who lost pay TV service to call various town officials seeking an explanation. Bailey officials were unreachable because calls placed to contact numbers on the company’s website resulted either in disconnections or automated messages saying the mail box was full.
FCC Fines Cable Operator Over Retrans
The FCC has fined a small cable operator $30,000 for continuing to offer the Fox and NBC affiliates in the Baton Rouge, La., market in violation of retransmission consent rules. Bailey Cable TV kept the stations on air without a carriage deal for over a month.
