Coalition of media activists urged President Bush Mon. to guard m...
Coalition of media activists urged President Bush Mon. to guard mass transit users “against compulsory TV watching” in public transportation systems. Commercial Alert and 20 others asked White House to “prohibit any expenditure of federal transportation funds on mass…
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transit systems that coerce their riders to watch TV.” It decried ad bombardment of “captive” travelers by providers such as Orbital Sciences and ITEC Entertainment, which earlier this year unveiled joint venture and pilot project for Orlando bus fleet. Orbital-ITEC partnership provides content and ads “via high-speed, land-based and wireless Internet connections” to transportation industry, companies said. Coalition said federal financing would hasten transformation of public transit into “commercial free-fire zone” and run counter to Administration’s proposed $5 billion literacy initiative.