Take that!
| September 3, 2003 |
| Posted by Mitchell | Entry 83 |
http://www.chicagomediaaction.org/intranet/blog-edit.php?id=83
This notice came across the wire:
Judges Temporarily Stay New FCC Ownership Rules
Wed September 3, 2003 05:13 PM ET
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - A federal judicial panel on Wednesday temporarily
blocked the Federal Communications Commission's new media ownership rules
from taking effect as scheduled on Thursday.
In a blow to the Republican-led FCC, the three-judge panel of the Third U.S.
Circuit Court of Appeals in Philadelphia issued a stay order preventing the
regulatory agency from loosening ownership rules on local television and
radio stations pending further proceedings.
Read the full article here
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