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House Energy and Commerce chair praises FCC 'deregulation' and urges modernization of media ownership caps
Summary
In opening remarks at an oversight hearing, the subcommittee chair described the FCC's 2025 agenda as "deregulation," urged the commission to revisit broadcast ownership caps to help local stations compete, and cited a bipartisan letter from more than 70 members urging review.
At an Energy and Commerce subcommittee oversight hearing, the subcommittee chair said the Federal Communications Commission had "an active 2025 that can be summed up in 1 word, deregulation," and urged the agency to modernize its broadcast ownership rules to support local journalism.
The chair said he led "a bipartisan letter with more than 70 members" calling on the FCC…
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