Tag: FCC

"We are grateful to President Trump, Chairman Carr, and the DOJ for recognizing the dynamic forces shaping the media landscape and enabling this transaction to move forward.”

"It is a stain on the FCC’s storied history, and you should resign.”

After reading this column, some group may want to head down to L Street, Northeast, in Washington, DC, carrying their "Abolish the FCC" signs!

Carr isn't nearly as interested in running the FCC as he is in creating headlines and attention for himself.

"The FCC probably can't do much. Its jurisdiction over streaming is murky. Netflix and Amazon don't answer to it the way broadcast stations do. The agency's sharpest weapon is noise — enough of it that Congress eventually acts."

"Polling consistently shows that Americans — and especially conservatives — do not want further consolidation of broadcast television power in the hands of a few national entities."

"I think there’s some real consumer benefits that can emerge from it.”

"I think people are right to start asking whether we have the right regulatory framework in place right now."

"The FCC can study the fragmentation of sports television all it wants. The fragmentation isn’t the problem. It’s the business model. And that model isn’t broken."

"FCC Chairman Brendan Carr echoed those concerns previously on social media, writing that while many games remain available on broadcast television, an increasing share now resides on a patchwork of online platforms that require separate subscriptions and navigation tools."