The Federal Communications Commission took some heat after it voted to loosen its children's television rules. “Today’s FCC decision sacrifices children’s education and well-being all for corporate profit under the guise of flexibility," said Sen Edward Markey (D-MA), one of the senators behind the Children's TV Act. "Promoting the public good and serving kids should not fall by the wayside for the sake of increased business revenue.
The Federal Communications Commission voted to preempt part of a San Francisco ordinance that promotes broadband competition in apartment buildings and other multi-tenant structures. The FCC's decision "stop[s] efforts in California designed to encourage competition in multi-tenant environments," said FCC Commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel. "Specifically, we say to the city of San Francisco—where more than half of the population rents their housing, often in multi-tenant units—that they cannot encourage broadband competition.
The Federal Communications Commission updated its children’s television programming rules. This action provides broadcasters greater scheduling flexibility, enables them to offer more diverse and innovative educational programming, and relieves unnecessary burdens while ensuring that educational programming remains available to all children. The updates reflect the myriad changes in the media marketplace since the FCC first adopted children’s programming rules nearly 30 years ago.
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