STOP the Federal Communications Commission’s Proposed Rule Changes!
Why is this important?
The proposed new rules would let one corporation in the top 20 media markets own a major newspaper, two television stations, and up to eight radio stations, and provide Internet service.What is particularly disturbing about FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski’s stealth attempt to change the rules is that the American people already have spoken out on this issue. In 2007 thousands turned out to public meetings and an astonishing 3 million Americans weighed in with comments. The message was clear: 99 percent of the public comments opposed the media consolidation proposal. The 2007 proposal was also rejected by a bipartisan majority in the US Senate.
(Excerpts from: Bad Rule, Bad Tactics from the FCC By Bernie Sanders |Jan. 05, 2013)
