FCC Chair Backs Cable Plan

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WASHINGTON FCC chairman Kevin Martin on Thursday praised the introduction of legislation that seeks to apply broadcast indecency standards to cable programming and force cable operators to offer programming on a per-channel basis.

The sponsors of the Family and Consumer Choice Act of 2007 claim that the legislation is necessary to give parents control of their televisions.

“In today’s culture, parents are increasingly worried that their children are exposed to obscene, indecent and violent programming,” said Rep.



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