Pay-TV providers and television broadcasters negotiated hundreds of deals last year with no blackouts.

With so many negotiations completed successfully, TV blackouts are in a quiet period. So, why is the Federal Communications Commission considering new price controls in a pending proceeding that would put the government in the middle of market-driven disputes over video content?

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