Supreme Court Mon. denied petition for certiorari filed by Media ...
Supreme Court Mon. denied petition for certiorari filed by Media Access Project and other consumer groups seeking to uphold FCC rules that limit number of cable systems one company may own. Without comment, high court let stand lower court…
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ruling in Time Warner v. FCC that called Commission’s 30% vertical and 40% horizontal ownership caps arbitrary. Appeals court had said FCC pulled its numbers out of “thin air” (CD March 5 p1). Agency is weighing other options on possible ownership limits. Joining in petition were Consumers Union, Center for Media Education, Assn. of Independent Video and Filmmakers, National Assn. of Artists, National Alliance for Media Arts and Culture, Office of Communication of United Church of Christ and National Council of Senior Citizens. AT&T, which currently is over vertical cap, supported Time Warner in case.