FCC Chmn. Powell said Wed. he opposed legislation being drafted b...
FCC Chmn. Powell said Wed. he opposed legislation being drafted by Sen. Hollings (D-S.C.) to encourage diversity in media ownership (CD July 18 p1). Powell told reporters at African telecom conference he thought new newspaper ownership rules would have…
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been out already if it weren’t for changeover of Commissioners. “I think it’s important [to review cross-ownership rules] because they recognize that the media landscape and the context changes consistently,” Powell said. He said he was trying to follow FCC’s cycle of biennial reviews of ownership rules, but that had been “complicated” by court interventions.