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Old 01-16-2008, 11:00 AM   #3
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Always a good idea to be a little bit paranoid. Generally, the FCC has stayed away from regulating content on two-way transmissions (e.g., phone calls), even if those are carried over radio waves rather than over copper wires. Indeed, cellular is covered by the Wireless Communications Bureau and broadcast by the Media Bureau.

That said, it is an interesting possibility. Certainly American history shows a willingness to ban books--and our current Supreme Court seems willing to ignore earlier SC judgements when these don't favor their particular slant.

Still, I'd argue that the biggest threat we face isn't coming from the FCC but from the overall decline in reading--and the contempt for thinking.

Rob Preece
Publisher, www.BooksForABuck.com
(and former FCC employee)
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