FCC's Martin Posts Media Ownership Studies

FCC'S MARTIN POSTS MEDIA OWNERSHIP STUDIES
[SOURCE: TVWeek, AUTHOR: Ira Teinowitz]
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin Martin moved Friday to deflect congressional charges that the FCC repressed unfavorable media ownership studies by posting online a new FCC study along with studies the Commission did back to 1982. The FCC's Media Bureau suggested in a statement Friday that some of the older studies could be "internal documents" and might be withheld. It said that responding to the Chairman's request it was releasing the reports in an exercise of discretion "in light of the unique circumstances present in this instance - principally, the FCC's current consideration of the media ownership rules and the very strong level of public interest in this proceeding."
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* FCC Media Bureau Posts Staff Reports and Studies
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DOC-269271A1.doc