New Congress Will Take a ‘Hard Look’ at Ownership Rules
At a press conference today, soon-to-be House Energy & Commerce Committee Chairman John Dingell (D-Mich.) made it clear that under his leadership, the committee “will have to take a hard look at any FCC loosening of media ownership rules.”
According to Broadcasting & Cable:
Dingell said that there were questions about whether localism was being served under the current media ownership rules, and that the committee would have to make certain the FCC was acting in the public’s interest. Under court order, the FCC is taking a second try at revising media ownership rules.
Dingell also touches on how his “stronger hand” will effect issues like Net Neutrality, the AT&T/BellSouth merger and new telecom reform legislation.
