House Passes TV Commercial Volume Bill

eldavojohn writes "About a year ago, legislation was introduced to control the volume of TV commercials. It passed the Senate in September and has now been passed in the House as well. This problem has dated back to the 1960s, but after the president signs the bill, broadcasters will be subject to regulations of the Advanced Television Systems Committee on what is 'too loud.' Of the last 25 quarterly reports from the FCC, this has been the number one consumer complaint in 21 of them. Within a year, you should start to notice a difference, with commercials no longer forcing you to turn down the TV volume during breaks in your regular programming."

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[commodore64_love]

>>>Since you've done all that - then sure - go ahead and post on Slashdot.
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Why is every Anon. Coward post I've read lately an asshole?

First off I'm a private citizen, so you have no authority to boss me around or tell me what to do on my time. I'm not your Serf and don't need your permisson. In contrast a member of Congress is being PAID to do work, not goof off. He is an employee and the Boss (us) have every right to hold them accountable and complain when they are wasting worktime on trivial bullshit (TV) when there are more important issues (the fed audit, the collapsing dollar, ending the war, etc). Clear?

And next time, post under your UserID because from this point forward I'm blocking AC posts. You'll be talking to yourself because I won't hear you.