A la carte off menu: house hands a hot potato over to FCC.(Federal Communications Commission) From: Multichannel News | Date: May 24, 2004| Author: Hearn, Ted | COPYRIGHT 2004 Reed Business Information. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

WASHINGTON -- The House is taking a la carte legislation off the menu, for at least this year.

Last week, the top House lawmakers that oversee the cable industry moved the issue to the Federal Communications Commission in a letter that instructed the agency to probe the practicalities of an ala carte market.

House Energy & Commerce Committee chairman Rep. Joe Barton (R-Texas) said the letter that he signed along with top Democrats on his panel was intended to...

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