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Communications ActThe establishment of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in 1934, the regulatory body for interstate and foreign telecommunications. Its mission is to provide high-quality services at reasonable cost to everyone in the U.S. on a nondiscriminatory basis. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Officials there knew they could face hefty penalties under at least two statutes, the Communications Act and the Electronic Communications Privacy Act, if they revealed this information without their customers' permission unless they were legally required to do so. Under an original interpretation of the Federal Communications Act of 1996, that type of shared ownership with a foreign broadcaster didn't count toward the eight-station limit for a single market. The plaintiffs appealed, and the Justice Department filed a court brief arguing that the Stored Communications Act should not apply. |
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