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• Title: Promoting the Public Interest in the Digital Era.
• Author : Federal Communications Law Journal
• Release Date : January 01, 2003
• Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
• Pages : * pages
• Size : 238 KB

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The issue posed is whether in today's media environment, the public interest is better served than at the time of the "Vast Wasteland" speech. (1) Clearly, it is in some important respects. For example, with cable's increasing importance, there are more national news outlets and the terrific addition of the C-SPAN channels. However, I do not plan to explore this issue further. In my opinion, the more important question today is whether we should continue the present regulatory scheme for television broadcasting or adopt a radically different approach. Under the Communications Act of 1934 (2) (the 1934 Act) and the Telecommunications Act of 1996 (3) (the 1996 Act), the broadcaster is a short-term licensee obligated to operate in the public interest. Broadcasters, led by the National Association of Broadcasters ("NAB"), have stated that they accept this social compact, that is, a commitment to serve the public interest in exchange for free use of the spectrum. (4) But this public trustee content scheme raises serious policy considerations, especially in light of changed circumstances in the video distribution field. These considerations include the following:

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