Fairness Doctrine and the Equal Opportunities Doctrine.

Discusses the case for repeal of the Fairness, equal broadcast opportunities, and reasonable access doctrines under the Communications Act of 1934 as amended, regarding political programming. Cites First Amendment arguments and Federal Communications Commission action in abolishing the Fairness Doct...

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Corporate Authors:	Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service, ProQuest (Firm)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 1988.
Series:	U.S. Congressional Research.
Subjects:	Freedom of speech. Freedom of the press. Telecommunication. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

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Summary:	Discusses the case for repeal of the Fairness, equal broadcast opportunities, and reasonable access doctrines under the Communications Act of 1934 as amended, regarding political programming. Cites First Amendment arguments and Federal Communications Commission action in abolishing the Fairness Doctrine and recommending repeal of the other two doctrines. Reviews related legislation in the 100th Congress.
Item Description:	Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed June 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC. CRS Report. Electronic resource.
Physical Description:	1 online resource.