FCC Asks Supreme Court to Roll Back Media Ownership Restrictions

FCC Asks Supreme Court to Roll Back Media Ownership Restrictions
The Federal Communications Commission building in Washington, on Feb. 21, 2009. Ser Amantio di Nicolao/CC by 3.0
Matthew Vadum
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The Federal Communications Commission urged the Supreme Court to relax rules limiting ownership of local media outlets, arguing that the restrictions are obsolete and unneeded.

Telephonic oral argument in FCC v. Prometheus Radio Project and National Association of Broadcasters v. Prometheus Radio Project, which were consolidated and heard together, lasted 81 minutes, exceeding the scheduled 60 minutes.