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\n\tFederal Communications Commission | Image: Kristen Radtke \/ The Verge\t<\/figcaption><\/p><\/figure>\n

The Federal Communications Commission will vote next month on whether a single company can own broadcast stations that reach more than 39 percent of US TV households. <\/p>\n

In a Breitbart<\/em> op-ed<\/a> on Wednesday, Republican Chair Brendan Carr announced an August 6th vote to end the national ownership cap rule, which was intended to prevent one company from dominating the media landscape and incentivize serving local communities. Carr argued the rise of social media and streaming platforms renders the rule obsolete, because national programmers can reach \u00ab\u00a0100 percent of the country\u00a0\u00bb without the need to access public airwaves. Under this reasoning, cap \u2026<\/p>\n

Read the full story at The Verge.<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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