FCC votes to eliminate broadcast ownership rule

The FCC on Thursday voted to eliminate a longstanding rule capping the number of households a single broadcaster can reach nationwide, a move the commission said is necessary to better help television networks compete with the rapid growth of tech companies in the media sector. The now-scrapped rule, which had been in place since the early 2000s, limited the number of viewers any single...

The FCC on Thursday voted to eliminate a longstanding rule capping the number of households a single broadcaster can reach nationwide, a move the commission said is necessary to better help television networks compete with the rapid growth of tech companies in the media sector. The now-scrapped rule, which had been in place since the early 2000s, limited the number of viewers any single...