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June 12, 2001
Viacom Calls for More Deregulation
source: R & R Online
Viacom President (Mel Karmazin), speaking on a panel at the National Cable & Telecommunications Assn. convention in Chicago, said the FCC's restriction on the number of radio stations a company can own "seems to be silly in light of Internet radio." He reiterated his desire for the FCC to relax its TV rules and said Viacom "would absolutely love" to buy NBC from General Electric should the rules be loosened.
posted on June 12, 2001 09:33 AM