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The Federal Communications Commission: Current Structure and Its Role in the Changing Telecommunications Landscape

This report discusses the role of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), its appropriations requests for fiscal year 2018, and various proposals for restructuring the agency made in Congress.

Date: August 14, 2017

Creator: Figliola, Patricia Moloney

Item Type: Report

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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Current Legal Status of the FCC’s Media Ownership Rules

This report discusses the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) media ownership regulations, which place limits on the number of broadcast radio and television outlets one owner can possess in a given market and place cross-ownership restrictions on these outlets and on the cross-ownership of broadcast properties and newspapers.

Date: August 23, 2010

Creator: Ruane, Kathleen A.