Sisyphus Re-re-re-Dux: FCC “Concludes” a Decade of Quadrennial Reviews…For Now

[Commentary] As we have observed more than once, the Federal Communications Commission’s quadrennial media ownership review process is Sisyphean in nature: even before the Commission can complete one review, the next begins, and previously completed reviews return thanks to court remands. Now, with the release of a Second Report and Order (2d R&O), the boulder has reached the top of the mountain again. How long it will stay there this time is anybody’s guess. The 2d R&O sprawls across more than 160 pages. The following are some of the highlights.