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What does the executive branch do to regulate?
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He appoints the FCC chairman and other commissioners. The FCC chairman and 2 other members of the commission represent the president's political party while the minority holds the other two seats.
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What does the legislative branch do to regulate?
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Most regulatory action in Congress impacts through the House with the Energy and commerce Committees and the Telecommunications Subcommittee. In the Senate, the Commerce Committee and Communications Subcommittee are usual starting points for legislation.
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The role of state and local law
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State and local laws regulate certain aspects of electronic media policy in coordination with national policies.
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The Passage of the Wireless Ship Act of 1910 made the government recognize what?
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The importance of communication for both safety and commerce.
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Who are the regulatory agencies of electronic media management?
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FCC and FTC
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What was the Radio Act of 1927 created and what did it create?
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Broadcasters
asked the federal government to regulate radio by establishing policies for
station liscensing and operation
Federal Radio Commission |
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What was the Picon principle? what act introduced it? when?
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IN 1927,
the act introduced the PICON principle, which stated that all broadcast
licensees had to serve the public interest, convenience or necessity
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What did the Communication Act of 1934 do?
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Established the FCC to replace the FRC and the FCC became an independent agency with the power to regulate communication by wire and wireless transmission
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What was the cornerstone of electronic media regulation for 62 years?
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Communication Act of 1934
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When was the Telecommunications Act passed and what did it do?
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1996. ยท
the acts
primary goals were to promote competition and reduce regulation in order to
provide lower prices and better service to consumers and to encourage the
growth of new telecommunications technologies. National ownership limits for
radio were removed, while ownership limits for television were raised
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FCC commissioners are appointed for __________ years and (can/can't) be reappointed.
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5 and can
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During the 70s the FCC entered a period of __________ that did ________________
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Deregulation
eliminating a number of bureaucratic requirements for radio broadcasters under former chairman Charles Ferris |
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During the Reagan administration, further deregulation came and it included:
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Elimination of the Fairness Doctrine-which required broadcasters to present both
sides of controversial issues
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Community Ascertainment requirements-they use to be required to gather opinions
from leaders in the community they served and they were required to over
specific programming in which these issues were addressed
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Programming quotas for news and public affairs-FCC eliminated quotas on the amount of news and
public affairs programing for broadcaster stations
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License renewal procedures-procedures were greatly streamlined, the length
of a license for radio and TV were increased
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The first Bush Administration advocated further marketplace regulation with:
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O Elimination of the fin-syn rules-the financial interest-syndication rules restricted the networks from having a financial interest in the programs they broadcasto New technology development-FCC began serious efforts to develop new communications technologies by encouraging the growth of digital television and the participation of telephone companies in distributing video programming
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Following the infamous Super Bowl halftime show in 2004, FCC Commissioner Powel took a ___________ stance on indecency.
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Tough.
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