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Supreme Court Rules FCC Can Loosen Media Ownership Regulations The U.S. Supreme Court upheld a ruling stipulating that the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) can relax media ownership rules and reverse a court decision handed down by the Third Circuit Court of Appeals. Before the April 1 Supreme Court ruling, the lower court ruling had blocked the FCC’s repeal of some media ownership regulations in 2017 for failing to consider the effects of the regulations on ownership by racial minorities and women. Critics of the industry have said further consolidation could limit media choices fo...

Supreme Court Allows FCC to Move Forward With Changes to Media Ownership Rules Alex Wong/Getty Images The decision is a big win for the FCC and reverses a finding from the 3rd Circuit that the agency didn't adequately consider the effects on media outlet ownership by women and minorities. The Federal Communications Commission was within its rights to loosen restrictions regarding media outlet ownership, the U.S. Supreme Court has held, and it doesn't need empirical data to justify its decision. The FCC's ownership rules limit the number of radio stations, TV stations and newspapers that one e...

WASHINGTON (CN) — Settling a regulatory spat that dates back decades, the Supreme Court ruled Thursday that the Federal Communications Commission did not turn a blind eye to women and minority ownership when it changed merger rules. “In light of the sparse record on minority and female ownership and the FCC’s findings with respect to competition, localism, and viewpoint diversity, we cannot say that the agency’s decision to repeal or modify the ownership rules fell outside the zone of reasonableness,” Justice Brett Kavanaugh wrote for the unanimous court. The case stems from various...

FCC Asks Supreme Court to Roll Back Media Ownership Restrictions The Federal Communications Commission urged the Supreme Court to relax rules limiting ownership of local media outlets, arguing that the restrictions are obsolete and unneeded. Telephonic oral argument in FCC v. Prometheus Radio Project and National Association of Broadcasters v. Prometheus Radio Project, which were consolidated and heard together, lasted 81 minutes, exceeding the scheduled 60 minutes. The hearing took place on Jan. 19, the Trump administration’s last full day in office. Republicans lost majority control of th...

Top Court Hints It Will Let FCC Relax Media-Ownership Limits Bloomberg 1/19/2021 Greg Stohr © Bloomberg The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) seal hangs inside a meeting room at the headquarters ahead of a open commission meeting in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Thursday, Dec. 14, 2017. The FCC is slated to vote to roll back a 2015 utility-style classification of broadband and a raft of related net neutrality rules, including bans on broadband providers blocking and slowing lawful internet traffic on its way to consumers. (Bloomberg) -- The Supreme Court suggested it w...