Genachowski Hits the Pause Button

Effort to loosen media ownership rules on hold

More than two months after Federal Communications Commission chairman Julius Genachowski circulated an order proposing to lift the ban on owning a newspaper and radio station in a market, the commission is still deadlocked.

It’s not a surprise, really. No other proceeding gives an FCC chair more headaches—not to mention court challenges—than media ownership rules.

As it stands, Genachowski doesn’t have the decisive 4-1 or 5-0 vote he is seeking to avoid the possibility of more legal wrangling.

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