FCC Official rips colleagues a new one

[dmcowen674]

5-4-2004 FCC Member Rips Colleagues Over Consolidation

Democratic FCC commissioner Michael Copps on Monday blasted his agency for its role in the "Clear Channelization" of American radio, charging that the Republican-controlled panel has shortchanged the public by giving the go-ahead to further media consolidation.

"We are skirting dangerously close to taking the public interest out of the public airwaves," Copps said

"Step by step, rule by rule, bit by bit, (this commission) has allowed the dismantling of a whole variety of public interest protections and flashed the green light for more consolidation," Copps said

 

[kage69]

Silly rabbits, Lord Asscroft cares naught for the public interest!

 

[Crimson]

Originally posted by: dmcowen674
5-4-2004 FCC Member Rips Colleagues Over Consolidation

Democratic FCC commissioner Michael Copps on Monday blasted his agency for its role in the "Clear Channelization" of American radio, charging that the Republican-controlled panel has shortchanged the public by giving the go-ahead to further media consolidation.

"We are skirting dangerously close to taking the public interest out of the public airwaves," Copps said

"Step by step, rule by rule, bit by bit, (this commission) has allowed the dismantling of a whole variety of public interest protections and flashed the green light for more consolidation," Copps said

They are not going far enough in my opinion. They should also stop funding and privatize Public Television and NPR.. You want to listen to NPR or watch Public TV? YOU pay for it. There is nothing that public TV/Radio offers now that isn't offered on cable/SAT usually at a higher quality.

 

[DanJ]

The FCC needs to be completed gutted; nothing but companies and censorship groups running it now.

 

[SuperTool]

Originally posted by: Crimson

Originally posted by: dmcowen674
5-4-2004 FCC Member Rips Colleagues Over Consolidation

Democratic FCC commissioner Michael Copps on Monday blasted his agency for its role in the "Clear Channelization" of American radio, charging that the Republican-controlled panel has shortchanged the public by giving the go-ahead to further media consolidation.

"We are skirting dangerously close to taking the public interest out of the public airwaves," Copps said

"Step by step, rule by rule, bit by bit, (this commission) has allowed the dismantling of a whole variety of public interest protections and flashed the green light for more consolidation," Copps said

They are not going far enough in my opinion. They should also stop funding and privatize Public Television and NPR.. You want to listen to NPR or watch Public TV? YOU pay for it. There is nothing that public TV/Radio offers now that isn't offered on cable/SAT usually at a higher quality.

That's bull.

 

[dmcowen674]

Originally posted by: SuperTool

Originally posted by: Crimson

Originally posted by: dmcowen674
5-4-2004 FCC Member Rips Colleagues Over Consolidation

Democratic FCC commissioner Michael Copps on Monday blasted his agency for its role in the "Clear Channelization" of American radio, charging that the Republican-controlled panel has shortchanged the public by giving the go-ahead to further media consolidation.

"We are skirting dangerously close to taking the public interest out of the public airwaves," Copps said

"Step by step, rule by rule, bit by bit, (this commission) has allowed the dismantling of a whole variety of public interest protections and flashed the green light for more consolidation," Copps said

They are not going far enough in my opinion. They should also stop funding and privatize Public Television and NPR.. You want to listen to NPR or watch Public TV? YOU pay for it. There is nothing that public TV/Radio offers now that isn't offered on cable/SAT usually at a higher quality.

That's bull.

and he knows it.

 

[Moonbeam]

Money is speech so only money will be heard. Your function, and only function, is to provide a profit to business. If you cannot do that you will be left to die.

 

[Spencer278]

I'm all for deregulation radio and Tv but only if it is completely deregulated. As in no censorship, no broadcasting resitriction, and no limits on how can broadcasts. Otherwise I think we should go back to the old rules.

 

[Crimson]

Originally posted by: dmcowen674

Originally posted by: SuperTool

Originally posted by: Crimson

Originally posted by: dmcowen674
5-4-2004 FCC Member Rips Colleagues Over Consolidation

Democratic FCC commissioner Michael Copps on Monday blasted his agency for its role in the "Clear Channelization" of American radio, charging that the Republican-controlled panel has shortchanged the public by giving the go-ahead to further media consolidation.

"We are skirting dangerously close to taking the public interest out of the public airwaves," Copps said

"Step by step, rule by rule, bit by bit, (this commission) has allowed the dismantling of a whole variety of public interest protections and flashed the green light for more consolidation," Copps said

They are not going far enough in my opinion. They should also stop funding and privatize Public Television and NPR.. You want to listen to NPR or watch Public TV? YOU pay for it. There is nothing that public TV/Radio offers now that isn't offered on cable/SAT usually at a higher quality.

That's bull.

and he knows it.

:roll:

Public Television and Radio need to be dumped.. if the shows are good enough, someone will pay them to put it on cable or a network..

 

[markuskidd]

Yeah, I'd like to get a petition going here locally to remove public funding from all arts events, the city's museum, our two galleries, and the ridiculous jazz and picnic series they block up main street with once a week during the warm times of the year. I've never found a use for any of that stuff.
Someone in my hometown is working on a proposal to privitize road mainanence -- it makes a lot of sense. You would able to contribute money to maintain (pottholes and whatnot) the streets you used. That way we only work on the roads that people realize need work.

 

[Crimson]

Originally posted by: markuskidd
Yeah, I'd like to get a petition going here locally to remove public funding from all arts events, the city's museum, our two galleries, and the ridiculous jazz and picnic series they block up main street with once a week during the warm times of the year. I've never found a use for any of that stuff.
Someone in my hometown is working on a proposal to privitize road mainanence -- it makes a lot of sense. You would able to contribute money to maintain (pottholes and whatnot) the streets you used. That way we only work on the roads that people realize need work.

I totally agree.. I was just talking to my friends at work, and I was saying today that our local government should outsource road work to a third party.. too often you see the crews standing around doing nothing.

 

[markuskidd]

Originally posted by: Crimson

Originally posted by: markuskidd
Yeah, I'd like to get a petition going here locally to remove public funding from all arts events, the city's museum, our two galleries, and the ridiculous jazz and picnic series they block up main street with once a week during the warm times of the year. I've never found a use for any of that stuff.
Someone in my hometown is working on a proposal to privitize road mainanence -- it makes a lot of sense. You would able to contribute money to maintain (pottholes and whatnot) the streets you used. That way we only work on the roads that people realize need work.

I totally agree.. I was just talking to my friends at work, and I was saying today that our local government should outsource road work to a third party.. too often you see the crews standing around doing nothing.

hm... I'm not sure we agree, because I think the city shouldn't be involved in road construction at all. not everyone uses every road, so I'm in favor of letting the people who use specific roads decide when they need maintainance. I was thinking that our arboretum and yearly shakespeare festival could go too.

 

[Painman]

So... we've come from media over-consolidization to the abolishment of shakespearean festivals in... 12 posts!

Neato...

 

[ElFenix]

Originally posted by: DanJ
The FCC needs to be completed gutted; nothing but companies and censorship groups running it now.

you say that like the FCC hasn't always been that way