WHY THIS MATTERS:The existing channels of LPTVs and translators were not protected in the congressional legislation that created the auction and necessitated the repack, but those displaced in the process are being given a "space available" option to apply for new channels.
WHY THIS MATTERS:The Writers Guild of America West is a strong supporter of a California bill that would create state net neutrality rules to replace federal rules against blocking, throttling and paid prioritization eliminated by the FCC last December.