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Submitted: August 8, 2006 - 9:14am
Last updated: February 21, 2008 - 3:26am
Last updated: February 21, 2008 - 3:26am
"The public-interest standard -- the bedrock obligation of those who broadcast over the public airwaves -- has fallen into an unfortunate state of disrepair over the years. It’s time to put up scaffolding and get the restoration under way."
-- Then-FCC Commissioner Gloria Tristani in December 1999
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