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Holiday Handouts: How the FCC Gave Gifts to Sinclair and Lumps of Coal for Consumers
At the end of the day, each action the Federal Communications Commission took described below has furthered Sinclair’s efforts to merge with Tribune at the expense of consumers.
Gift 1: Creating the Landscape for Sinclair to Merge by Reinstating the UHF Discount
Gift 2: Feeding Into Sinclair’s Business Model by Eliminating the Main Studio Rule
Gift 3: Sweeping Away Legal Problems With the Merger by Relaxing Media Ownership Rules
Gift 4: Giving Sinclair Benefits in the ATSC 3.0 Transition
Gift 5: Proposing to Eliminate the National Ownership Cap
On Ajit Pai, Fair Use, and “Harlem Shake” (Public Knowledge)
Submitted by benton on Wed, 12/20/2017 - 15:44Public Knowledge: Blackburn’s Bill Fails to Restore Net Neutrality, Guts FCC Protections for Broadband (Public Knowledge)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Tue, 12/19/2017 - 16:46What to Do Now: How We Save Net Neutrality
[Commentary] We may have lost the vote at the FCC, but the fight isn’t over yet. Now it moves to two new venues, both of which will require public support. Chairman Pai may have ignored millions of Americans, but he can’t ignore Congress. Members of Congress have the ability and the authority to quickly reverse Chairman Pai’s unprecedented rulemaking through a law called the Congressional Review Act (CRA).
Public Knowledge Backs Sen. Markey’s Plan to Overturn the FCC Net Neutrality Repeal (Public Knowledge)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Fri, 12/15/2017 - 11:08Public Knowledge Responds to FCC Vote to Lift Media Ownership Cap (Public Knowledge)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Thu, 12/14/2017 - 14:19Public Knowledge Calls for Thorough Antitrust Review of Disney-Fox Deal to Protect Consumers (Public Knowledge)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Thu, 12/14/2017 - 13:12Public Knowledge Calls FCC, FTC Net Neutrality Agreement ‘Honor System’ for Broadband (Public Knowledge)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Mon, 12/11/2017 - 15:47
Principles for Privacy Legislation: Putting People Back in Control of Their Information
Four guiding principles for Congress to consider before crafting any online privacy legislation in order to create the strongest protections for consumers: