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Senin, 23 April 2012
Roger Clemens Arrives For Perjury Trial
The Roger Clemens perjury trial moves into the next phase with the planned seating of a jury and opening arguments. Opening statements are planned for Monday afternoon.
Selasa, 14 Februari 2012
Five United States Senators Urge FCC To Reform Sports Blackout Rule
Image via WikipediaWASHINGTON -- Most people weighing in on a sports blackout rule are urging the Federal Communications Commission to scrap it.
Monday was the deadline for public comments on a petition by the Sports Fans Coalition to rescind the rule, which bars cable and satellite systems from carrying a sporting event that is blacked out on local broadcast television stations. The rule has effectively reinforced the NFL's own policy, which blacks out games in home markets that aren't sold out 72 hours ahead of time.
The agency has received about 140 comments, and an overwhelming majority favors the petition. That doesn't count nearly 3,500 the Sports Fans Coalition also sent in from people clicking an email on the group's website urging that the rule be repealed. The FCC grouped all of those in one filing, under "individual comments from fans." Many of those urging the FCC to eliminate the rule argued that taxpayers have helped pay for the stadiums and should not have their home games blacked out.
Five Democratic senators filed comments with the FCC Monday urging it to reform the sports blackout rule. MORE....
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