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WASHINGTON — On Thursday, the Federal Communications Commission voted to reinstate an obsolete loophole called the UHF discount that will allow broadcast conglomerates to exceed congressionally mandated national TV audience coverage limits.

During its April open meeting, the Federal Communications Commission under Trump appointee Ajit Pai passed a number of measures favored by large telecommunications and broadcast conglomerates.

Protesters “rickrolled” the chairman of the FCC during an open meeting to protest his plans to roll back the Net Neutrality rules.

Activists “rickrolled” the Federal Communications Commission’s open meeting to protest Chairman Ajit Pai’s plans to undermine Net Neutrality.

The Federal Communications Commission is holding its monthly meeting right now to vote on a handful of new proposals. But right in the middle of one of FCC chairman Ajit Pai’s first speeches, the room broke out on song — he was rickrolled.

New Jersey has sold off two regional public-broadcasting television licenses for $332 million in a nationwide auction of broadcast television spectrum.

Consumer groups and Democrats are fighting to save the rules, which they say prevent companies from playing favorites with websites and online content.

As soon as the FCC announced results of its broadcast spectrum auction, public-TV stations began to speak out about plans for their proceeds.

The sale of station-owned airwaves to shore up cellular networks offers a rare opportunity to invest in local news and public information needs.

Free Press Action Fund is urging New Jersey lawmakers to use the state’s auction revenues to give communities the news and information they need.