There were plenty of f-words flying around Washington last week―FCC fines, a task force, and letters to the four major networks―as legislators turned up the heat on the regulators, broadcasters and even cable over indecency. On the eve of last week's House Telecommunications Subcommittee hearing on FCC indecency enforcement, there was action, too: 1. The FCC hit Clear Channel with its largest proposed fine ever. 2. Clear Channel countered with its own proposal for industry self-regulation that drew some congressional interest. 3. The White House weighed in on the side of even bigger fines. 4. The networks were asked to explain their indecency stands to Congress. 5. The Senate Commerce committee scheduled its own indecency hearing.
展开▼
