[Gaffer]

It was established by the Communications Act of 1934. It along with NTIA (who regulates government entities) were mainly purposed to de-conflict the frequency spectrum in the RF world and to regulate cable, telephony, telegraph, etc.

I think that there are valid reasons to do these things, chiefly out of a sense of order and planning and logical expansion and improvement. However, it should not be the FCC’s business to regulate content, equal time or a host of other things it now does. It most certainly needs a comprehensive overhaul IMO to get the politics out and common sense and planning back in.

[i_robot73]

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there are valid reasons to do these things, chiefly out of a sense of order and planning and logical expansion and improvement.
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1st, and ALWAYS #1: “By what authority?...”. 2nd, yes, and the free market handles such things quite well enough.

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However, it should not be the FCC’s business to regulate content, equal time or a host of other things it now does. It most certainly needs a comprehensive overhaul IMO to get the politics out and common sense and planning back in.
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See #1 above. Equal time\etc., that is up to the provider (whom wished to $$$). As per content, that is handled best by the consumer (got a good enough ‘ratings’ method to use the on\off\channel buttons as required).

The ONE area where I believe there needs govt to utilize its authority (roll-back that which it allowed): the monopoly of news\TV\cable\media\etc. by a few corporations.
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[Squantos]

...equal time ?

I thought the fairness doctrine was dead in the water ?

[Democrat_media]

Wrong.I’m saying the FCC must be abolished because I know the FCC will try to censor the Internet as the article below proves. . But I hope Trump becomes aware of this

Federal regulation of Internet coming, warn FCC, FEC commissioners

http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/fed-regulation-of-internet-coming-warn-fcc-fec-commissioners/article/2595304

Abolish the FCC and investigate these bureaucratic tyrants