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Secretary of State Colin L. Powell has plans to attack Iraq. His son, Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chair Michael Powell, has plans to attack media regulation. In a vote Powell scheduled for this spring, the FCC will address a proposal to relax federal limits on ownership and consolidation of television, radio, newspaper and internet media. But to deregulate would be a terrible move. Under the current regulatory regime, there are limits to the proportion of broadcast outlets a single company can own in any particular market. While national networks such as NBC and CBS provide content across the country...
...forcing BellSouth, SBC Communications, Verizon and the much smaller Qwest to lease their networks to competitors at lower prices, rivals like AT&T and MCI are for the first time snapping up some of the most lucrative customers. "Now we have a real fight," says former Federal Communications Commission (FCC) chairman Reed Hundt, a key architect of the 1996 landmark legislation...
Many in the know, including staff members at the FCC, share Holland's incredulity about the Bells' dire warnings. Earlier this year, the Bells' critics point out, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the resale pricing methods used by regulators are appropriate, guaranteeing the Bells their costs plus a reasonable rate of return. If the rules are such a great deal for the resellers, "why aren't the Bells competing in each other's territory?" asks AT&T president Betsy Bernard. To be sure, both sides in this argument have valid claims. While it's probably true that the Bells...
...situation persist]. It's a trade I'd make any day of the week." But Babbio knows it's not likely that he will get the chance anytime soon. Even if Powell can give the Bells some of what they so desperately want--and many believe the FCC chairman will try to do so--the access requirements will probably be gradually phased out over a few years...
...listeners whose knuckles scrape the floor are slumping even lower. The nationally syndicated Opie & Anthony Show, starring frat-boy jokers ANTHONY CUMIA and GREGG HUGHES, was yanked off the air last week. Its home station, New York City's WNEW-FM, announced the decision after the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) began an inquiry provoked in part by an incident in which, complainants alleged, the hosts encouraged a tourist couple to have sex in Manhattan's St. Patrick's Cathedral and broadcast the event live. When the show was canceled, one of the most high-profile offended parties, William Donohue, president...