FCC votes to eliminate broadcast ownership rule

MAP Verified Summary — reported by The Hill

The FCC on Thursday voted to eliminate a longstanding rule capping the number of households a single broadcaster can reach nationwide, a move the commission said is necessary to better help television networks compete with the rapid growth of tech companies in the media sector. The now-scrapped rule, which had been in place since the early 2000s, limited the number of viewers any single…

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