25 Senators Write Martin, Urging Him to Delay Dec. 18 Vote

25 SENATORS WRITE MARTIN, URGING HIM TO DELAY DEC 18 VOTE
[SOURCE: Broadcasting&Cable, AUTHOR: John Eggerton]
Twenty-five US senators have written Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin Martin asking him to delay today's vote on modifying the ban on newspaper-broadcast cross-ownership. If not, they said in their letter Monday, they will "immediately" push a bill to essentially nullify the rule change. They said the Commission had not provided enough public comment on the proposed change, which was published in an op-ed in The New York Times Nov. 13. The senators also said the FCC provided a far longer comment period for a ruling on migratory-bird collisions with communications towers than for the cross-ownership change.
http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/CA6513459.html?rssid=193

* Read letter
http://dorgan.senate.gov/documents/newsroom/121707fccvote.pdf

* 25 Senators Promise to Block Changes to Media Ownership Rules
http://www.tvweek.com/news/2007/12/25_senators_promise_to_block_c.php

* Senators warn FCC against voting on rule
http://www.latimes.com/business/printedition/la-fi-fcc18dec18,1,256652.s...
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* Is the FCC Serving the Public Interest?
Why is the public not informed about this? Ostensibly, the FCC is in a rush to serve the private interest over the welfare of the public.
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/487947/is_the_fcc_serving_the_p...

* FCC's Contested Cross-Ownership Rule Set for Vote
FCC Chairman is backed by the White House which over the weekend successfully headed off a House Democratic attempt to deny the FCC money to implement the new rule.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/12/17/AR200712...
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