In more than 800 pages of comments and studies submitted by Consumers Union, Consumer Federation of America, and Free Press, the groups urged the FCC to adopt media ownership rules that encourage diverse viewpoints and ensure access to competitive, independent sources of local news and information. Taken together, these multiple, comprehensive studies underscore the essential link between democracy and an open, local, diverse, competitive and independent media.
Click here for the complete summary or follow one of the links below to read summaries of each of the 10 parts of the Compendium:
These comments were filed with the FCC on October 23, 2006. Reply comments were also filed.
The marriage of Comcast and NBC is bad news for consumers. But Washington and Wall Street have already bought into the idea that it's a done deal. That's why Americans need to speak out now and stop the mega-merger!
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