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Telecommunications: Changes in Selected Broadcast and Cable Television Reporting Requirements

RCED-89-24 Published: Dec 09, 1988. Publicly Released: Jan 09, 1989.
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Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO examined the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) collection and use of broadcast and cable television ownership and financial data, focusing on: (1) FCC ownership reporting requirements; and (2) differences between data FCC currently collects and data it collected prior to 1981.

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Cable televisionCommercial televisionData collectionFinancial managementIndependent regulatory commissionsLicensesReporting requirementsTelevisionFinancial reportingPublic interest