FCC Media Ownership Rules: Current Status and Issues for Congress

Goldfarb, Charles B.

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

关键词: Telecommunication;    Broadcasting;    Telecommunication law and legislation;    Mass media policy;   

RP-ID  :  RL31925
RP-ID  :  RL31925_2004Aug23

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来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

The Federal Communications Commission (“FCC” or “Commission”) adopted an order on June 2, 2003 that modified five of its media ownership rules and retained two others. The new rules have never gone into effect. Congress passed the FY2004 Consolidated Appropriations Act (P.L. 108-199), Sec. 629 of which instructs the FCC to modify one of the rules — the National Television Ownership rule. This report examines these rules and relevant policy issues.