FCC Ignores Public, Relaxes Media Ownership

Posted by kdawson on Tuesday December 18, 2007 @10:36AM from the big-is-not-bad-honest-except-for-cable dept.

anthrax writes "Ignoring Congressional and public comments, the FCC voted to relax ownership rules that have prevented broadcasters from owning newspapers in the nation's 20 largest media markets. After holding several public hearings that overwhelmingly opposed the relaxation of the rules, and Congressional hearing where Democrats and Republicans (even Ted 'Tubes' Stevens) voiced opposition to the move, the FCC voted 3 to 2 to relax ownership. On the same day the FCC voted 3 to 2 (by a different split) to cap the size of any cable company at 30% of the nationwide market, a limit Comcast is up against."

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Re:Demi-Kratos Kinda Rules? by Bonewalker · 2007-12-18 13:12 · Score: 0, Flamebait

I agree with most everything you said. Except that part where your liberal bias was showing! Cover that up now and then...don't give away everything on the first date.