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FCC eases rules on media ownership
The Federal Communications Commission on Monday voted 3-2 to relax rules limiting ownership of TV stations, radio stations and newspapers, saying that decades-old regulations are obsolete in part because of the rise of the Internet and other new technologies. Under the new rules, broadcast networks may own TV stations that reach 45 percent of the national audience, an increase of 10 percentage points, and in most cases a company may now own both a newspaper and a radio station in the same area. Media mergers still must be approved by the FCC and the Justice Department.
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dunno which is more aggravating - the fact they went ahead with this or the whole dog-and-pony public comment show they put on beforehand even though you know and they know they're gonna do it anyway
