FCC Requests Olympic Review

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The Federal Communications Commission’s enforcement bureau has asked NBC for tapes of the opening ceremony of the Summer Olympics, apparently in response to one or more indecency complaints, sources said.

It is unclear who may have complained or what aspect of the broadcast may have prompted a complaint, said the sources, who disclosed the FCC’s request on the condition of anonymity.

A spokesperson for the FCC’s enforcement bureau, which investigates indecency complaints, would not confirm an investigation but acknowledged that the commission had received at least one complaint about the Aug.



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