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FCC Super Bowl fine out of bounds, court says
A federal appeals court today decided CBS Corp. will not have to pay a $550,000 fine for the 2004 Super…By RCFPCategorized in Content restrictions -
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DOJ takes Fox to court over FCC fines
Following Fox Broadcasting Co.’s announcement at the end of last month that it would not comply with FCC fines, the Justice…By RCFPCategorized in Content restrictions -
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Fox rebuffs FCC fine
Fox announced on Monday that it does not intend to pay a $91,000 fine imposed by the Federal Communications Commission…By RCFPCategorized in Content restrictions -
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Supreme Court agrees to hear indecency case
The U.S. Supreme Court today agreed to hear the Federal Communications Commission's appeal of a lower court ruling, which found…By RCFPCategorized in Content restrictions -
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House committee requests records in FCC investigation
The House Energy and Commerce Committee has continued its probe into the Federal Communications Commission with a letter to FCC…By RCFPCategorized in Freedom of information -
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ABC challenges FCC fines
ABC appealed a $1.24 million fine from the Federal Communications Commission on Thursday, arguing that the decision was "arbitrary, capricious,…By RCFPCategorized in Content restrictions -
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NBC joins fight against FCC
On the heels of court filings by Fox, ABC and CBS, NBC joined its competitors last week in asking the…By RCFPCategorized in Content restrictions -
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The excitable FCC
The Federal Communications Commission has decided to fine ABC stations that aired a 2002 episode of "NYPD Blue" the highest…By RCFPCategorized in Content restrictions -
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Kucinich and the First Amendment
Dennis Kucinich's "equal time" complaint to the FCC over his exclusion by ABC from last weekend's candidates debate indicates the…By RCFPCategorized in Content restrictions -
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FCC relaxes media ownership rules
Despite intense pressure from both houses of Congress, the FCC agreed to relax media ownership rules and overturn a 32-year-old…By RCFPCategorized in Content restrictions