FCC approves loosening media ownership rules in split vote

FCC approves loosening media ownership rules in split vote

7 years ago
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https://www.cnet.com/news/fcc-votes-to-loosen-media-ownership-rules/

Chairman Ajit Pai has aggressively worked to roll back many of the marquee regulations adopted under the Obama administration. 

The Federal Communications Commission on Thursday voted on several controversial items that strip away regulation. Most notably it voted to loosen 40-year-old media ownership rules as well as rules that required phone companies to maintain their old copper infrastructure while they transition to new fiber networks. Additionally, the FCC also adopted reforms to the Lifeline program, which subsidizes phone and broadband service for low-income people. The votes were 3-2, along party lines.