Current Legal Status of the FCC's Media Ownership Rules.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Circuit courts.

Press.

Telecommunication--Law and legislation.

Telecommunication.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (11 pages, digital, PDF file)

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2010.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Discusses current legal status of FCC media ownership rules, which place limits on number of broadcast radio and television outlets one owner can possess in a given market, as well as place cross-ownership restrictions on these outlets and cross-ownership of broadcast properties and newspapers. Examines results of FCC 2002 biennial regulatory review and impact of Prometheus Radio project v FCC decision; 2006 FCC quadrennial review and Third Circuit Court appeal; and 2010 FCC quadrennial regulatory review and current media ownership rules.

Notes:

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Sept. 2012). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

CRS Report.

Other Format:

Microfiche version: Library of Congress.Congressional Research Service. Current Legal Status of the FCC's Media Ownership Rules

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