Public Airwaves Should Always Be Used to Best Serve the Public Interest
Culpeper Star-Exponent, January 29, 2009
By Robert Legge
It's time for the FCC to reverse its "anything goes" ownership structure of media consolidation. It is hard to conclude that the public interest is served by the vast majority of broadcast media offerings. And if they can't start serving the public interest, the FCC should grant localities the right to charge them for using our public airwaves.
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