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Senators criticize FCC use of merger reviews and concessions amid high‑profile approvals
Summary
Lawmakers questioned whether the FCC conditioned recent merger approvals on editorial or employment concessions, citing Paramount/Skydance and AT&T/US Cellular; Commissioner Gomez said she opposed such leverage and described the Paramount concession as unprecedented.
WASHINGTON — Committee members questioned whether the Federal Communications Commission has used merger approvals and settlement terms to extract non‑transactional concessions from media companies, a practice some senators and Commissioner Anna M. Gomez described as unprecedented and troubling.
Senator Maria Cantwell and others cited the…
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