Companies: U.S. FCC Officials Are Firm on Plan For Media Rules

FCC Commissioner Michael Copps Thursday set a new hearing on the plan for Tuesday, and lawmakers from both parties huddled on legislative tactics. In a long-shot bid to sidestep FCC backers, a measure rolling back part of the FCC plan backed by Sens. Ernest F. Hollings (Democrat, South Carolina), Te...

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Published inWall Street journal. Europe
Main Author By Mark Wigfield and John R. Wilke
Format Newspaper Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Brussels Dow Jones & Company Inc 23.05.2003
EditionEurope
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Federal regulation
Legislators
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Summary:FCC Commissioner Michael Copps Thursday set a new hearing on the plan for Tuesday, and lawmakers from both parties huddled on legislative tactics. In a long-shot bid to sidestep FCC backers, a measure rolling back part of the FCC plan backed by Sens. Ernest F. Hollings (Democrat, South Carolina), Ted Stevens (Republican, Alaska) and Conrad Burns (Republican, Montana) may be attached to a must-pass spending bill, a Senate aide said.
ISSN:0921-9986