D.C. Memo: Can Cable Do 'No Locals' Like DirecTV?

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Cable and No Locals: DirecTV, on a Sunday of all things, decided to announce its “No Locals” plan – which allows satellite subscribers to drop local TV stations and save $12 monthly or $140 annually. Dish and DirecTV have must carry and retransmission consent obligations like cable. But satellite TV providers are not required to make their subscribers b…