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FCC Chairman: Now Playing on DISH
FCC Chairman Kevin Martin is doing public service commercials, and some of them are being aired on DISH Networks. He is letting folks know about the digital television transition. I can’t remember any FCC chairman making a play for the airwaves like Martin is — something tells me this man has bigger political ambitions.
You are right. This man has taken a lot of decisions which have been avoided for many last years. One of them is the deregulation of Cable industry. Now, no company can own more than 30% of the total cable market. It sounds more like the favor of AT&T and Verizon who have tough time selling IPTV to end customers.
So technically, is this an Ad? If yes then is it okay for him to advertise for a key players in the market?
He may have bigger “political ambitions” but he also has his facts wrong. Check out this explanation on Techdirt – http://techdirt.com/articles/20071219/180948.shtml.