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Friday, April 25, 2008

FCC on 'Collision Course' With First Amendment

Speaking at the Quello Communications Law and Policy Symposium in Washington, DC, on Wednesday, FCC Commissioner Robert McDowell first focused on the ever-expanding array of media content before criticizing what he called the FCC's decision to start "dusting off decades-old policy regulations to impose on broadcasters." Media content, McDowell said, has "exploded into exponentially more diverse and interesting programming that is now available through a dizzying array of platforms." He pointed in particular to Internet use, which, he said, is growing "at an astounding rate," and gave some statistics on the huge popularity of online video.

http://www.radioink.com/HeadlineEntry.asp?hid=141860&pt=todaysnews

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