Today's Quote

Senators Trent Lott (R-Miss.) and Byron Dorgan (D-ND) have written to FCC Chairman Kevin Martin asking that the FCC wrap up a 2003 proceeding on broadcasters' public interest service before launching a rewrite of deregulatory ownership rules. "The FCC must first establish that there are sufficient mechanisms in place to ensure that broadcasters are serving their local communities before any loosening of ownership can occur," the senators wrote.