Don't
Sensor My F***ing Cable!
The
National Association of Broadcasters President, Eddie Fritts likes
the idea of indecency restrictions on cable, and has suggested
that on-air broadcasters would be willing to consider a package
deal with federal legislators, perhaps as part of a larger telecommunications
bill.
In
other words, broadcasters might accept higher penalties if new
restrictions also applied to cable. Broadcasters, of course, are
in competition with cable and apparently would like a level playing
field, even if the same pabulum is served up on both.
This
proposed pact with the devil came after a talk by Senator Ted
Stevens (R-AK) at the annual NAB state leadership conference here.
In his presentation, Stevens, who is Chair of the Senate Commerce
Committee, promised to bring the same indecency restrictions to
cable as it is currently foisting on broadcasters. National Cable
& Telecommunications Association President McSlarrow, on the other
hand, says there is no reason for the government to reverse long-standing
exemptions for cable given all the options subscribers have for
blocking channels they don’t want to see.
The
Holistic Wisdom Corporation