One year ago...

One year ago...

FCC's CONSUMER ADVISORY COMMITTEE ADOPTS MEDIA OWNERSHIP RECOMMENDATION
[SOURCE: Benton Foundation]
In November 2006, the Federal Communication Commission's Consumer Advisory Committee adopted a recommendation on the Commission's Media Ownership rules proceeding. The recommendation asks the FCC to adopt media ownership rules that promote: 1) Local ownership of broadcast outlets; 2) Competition as manifested through increased responsiveness to community needs and increased diversity of programming; and 3) Ownership opportunities for minorities, women and people with disabilities. In addition, the recommendation reiterated the CAC's previous call to compile a complete record and issue specific rules changes for public comment -- and asked the Commission to aggressively enforce its media ownership rules.
http://www.benton.org/benton_files/ownershipamended.doc