Monday, November 12, 2007
Is the FCC reaching for the stars?
The Morning News ran an interesting story today about the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) possibly increasing its authority over cable networks.
An unreleased report is said to have found that a clause in the 1984 Cable Act may have come to fruition. The clause says that when cable providers with more than 36 channels are available and subscribed to by 70 percent of U.S. households the FCC can introduce new laws that diversify information sources that come from cable.
This begs the question is it time to evaluate the FCC regulations. Correct me if I’m wrong but isn’t cable sort of a pulled media source? Don’t you think people who order cable know what they’re getting?
I don’t believe the FCC should have as much control over cable as it does over standard channels. With developments like the V-Chip cable can be a safe medium for children.
It will be interesting to see what the report says when it is finally released. (The date is still unknown.) ¶ posted by Neely at 12:01 PM •
An unreleased report is said to have found that a clause in the 1984 Cable Act may have come to fruition. The clause says that when cable providers with more than 36 channels are available and subscribed to by 70 percent of U.S. households the FCC can introduce new laws that diversify information sources that come from cable.
This begs the question is it time to evaluate the FCC regulations. Correct me if I’m wrong but isn’t cable sort of a pulled media source? Don’t you think people who order cable know what they’re getting?
I don’t believe the FCC should have as much control over cable as it does over standard channels. With developments like the V-Chip cable can be a safe medium for children.
It will be interesting to see what the report says when it is finally released. (The date is still unknown.) ¶ posted by Neely at 12:01 PM •