Legal Challenge to the FCC's Media Ownership Rules : An Overview of Prometheus Radio v. FCC.

Examines issues surrounding June 24, 2004 decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit in the case of Prometheus Radio v. FCC to remand certain FCC media ownership regulations to the agency for further consideration. Discusses 2002 FCC biennial review, during which the commission adop...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors:	Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service, ProQuest (Firm)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2004.
Series:	U.S. Congressional Research.
Subjects:	Judge-made law. Circuit courts. Television. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

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Summary:	Examines issues surrounding June 24, 2004 decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit in the case of Prometheus Radio v. FCC to remand certain FCC media ownership regulations to the agency for further consideration. Discusses 2002 FCC biennial review, during which the commission adopted the new regulations regarding cross-ownership of broadcast and print media, local TV and radio ownership, and national TV ownership. Reviews circuit court decision in Prometheus Radio v. FCC, and the status of the regulations.
Item Description:	Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Nov. 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC. CRS Report. Electronic resource.
Physical Description:	1 online resource.