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Broadcasters Sue FCC Amid New Scrutiny of Shared Services Deals

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Net neutrality isn't the only problem Tom Wheeler has: the Federal Communications Commission chairman also faces a new lawsuit from broadcasters.


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Broadcasters Try to Drag NCC Media Into FCC Fight Over Joint Sales Deals

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Broadcasters have launched a counterstrike against the Federal Communications Commission's proposal to restrict TV joint sales agreements by asking the agency to look into similar sales arrangements used by the [...]

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FCC’s Clyburn Holds Swing Vote on Limiting TV Joint Sales Deals

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The ultimate fate of the Federal Communications Commission chairman Tom Wheeler’s proposal to close the ownership loophole on TV stations joint sales agreements may lie with fellow Democratic commissioner Mignon [...]

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Dems Find Fault With Draft to Reauthorize Satellite Bill

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A proposed bill to reauthorize the Satellite Television Extension and Localism Act, or Stela for short, may please broadcasters, cable and satellite companies, but politics on the communications and technology [...]

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FCC Chairman’s Proposal to Prohibit Joint Sales Deals Strikes Partisan Nerve

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Federal Communications Commission chairman Tom Wheeler's proposal to inhibit joint sales agreements between TV stations is already shaping up to be a fight that will split along party lines.

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FCC Takes Aim at TV Joint Sales Deals

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Does the Federal Communications Commission have it in for local broadcasters? Some insist that's the case.