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    FCC Commissioner Kathleen Q. Abernathy

    Jun 02, 2003 07:46 PM EST

    The following is the entire prepared statement from FCC Commissioner Kathleen Q. Abernathy on the agency's vote on June 2.

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    FCC Votes to Ease Key Limits on Media Ownership

    Jun 02, 2003 04:00 PM EST

    FCC Chairman Michael Powell and his two fellow Republican commissioners, Kathleen Abernathy and Kevin Martin, voted to relax several longtime restrictions, which previously limited the number of newspapers, television outlets and radio stations that one company could own in specific markets and nationwide. The FCC's new rules lift the ...

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    Sen. Byron Dorgan on the FCC's New Rules

    Jun 02, 2003 04:00 AM EST

    It was the district court decision that the FCC for its own reasons decided not to appeal. I have no idea why they didn't appeal it. In any event all they were required to do was justify reasonable ownership limits. What did they do instead? They held their nose ...

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    FCC Chairman Denies Requests to Postpone Vote

    May 16, 2003 04:00 PM EST

    FCC commissioners Jonathan Adelstein and Michael Copps asked Powell on Tuesday to delay the June 2 vote, so they could "examine [the] public interest implications" of lifting current restrictions on corporate ownership of media companies. Copps and Adelstein -- the two Democrats on the five-member board -- said the proposed rule ...

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    Showdown at the FCC: Media Companies Expansion

    May 15, 2003 04:00 AM EST

    R. ROBERT OKUN: Well, I think what has to happen is one needs to remember that the courts have kicked back these rules now to the FCC. The court said the number they had was frankly arbitrary and capricious. The FCC now in this rulemaking which everyone is focused for ...

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    Senators Examine Media Ownership Ahead of FCC Ruling

    May 13, 2003 04:00 PM EST

    The Senate Commerce Committee, which maintains congressional oversight of the FCC, convened a panel of media executives and representatives from public interest groups to examine the issues regarding the upcoming FCC vote on media ownership. The Senate panel hearing comes less than 24 hours after the five commissioners received the ...

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    FCC Gives States Power to Set Telecom Rules

    Feb 20, 2003 11:33 PM EST

    ... cautioned that "the decision grants the incumbent monopolies far more deregulation than warranted." The former Bells did score a victory of their own during the FCC session. In another split vote, the FCC moved to ease regulations forcing the Bells to provide their competitors discount access to fiber-optic lines ...

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    FCC Approves Comcast-AT&T Merger

    Nov 14, 2002 05:00 PM EST

    ... saying the merger would not harm consumer choice and may even lower cable prices. "The benefits of this transaction are considerable, the potential harms negligible," FCC Chairman Michael Powell said in a statement. "We therefore conclude that the merger serves the public interest, convenience, and necessity." The FCC ruled that ...

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    FCC Reviewing Ownership Limits

    Sep 12, 2002 04:00 PM EST

    The commission's four commissioners voted unanimously on Thursday to begin a formal review process of ownership regulations in an attempt to render them more consistent and able to withstand legal scrutiny. FCC Chairman Michael Powell called the examination "the most comprehensive undertaking in the area of media ownership in ...

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    FCC Sets Deadline for Digital TV

    Aug 08, 2002 04:00 PM EST

    ... only a small fraction of Americans actually use digital sets. "This action will take these electronic appliances from being HDTV-ready to HDTV reality," said FCC Chairman Michael Powell. Broadcasters applauded the FCC's decision today, since the broadcast industry needs all of its consumers to be able to receive ...