Civil rights groups blast à la carte cable

Fifteen prominent civil rights groups are taking a conspicuous swing at Federal Communications Commission Chair Kevin Martin's proposals for a wholesale based à la carte cable system. The idea, if implemented, would deliver "a crushing blow to channels targeting minority communities," they charge in a May 29th FCC filing. The groups include the National Congress of Black Women, the League of Latin American Citizens, the National Council of Women's Organization, and the National Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce. Ironically, some of these protesters have signed on to the à la carte idea in another context.
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