FCC doesn't have authority to revoke license over content, says chairman

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Source: The Hill

The Federal Communications Commission doesn’t have the authority to revoke a broadcast network’s license based on content, Chairman Ajit Pai said Tuesday in response to President Trump’s call on it to challenge NBC’s FCC licenses.

“I believe in the first amendment. The FCC under my leadership, will stand for the first amendment,” Pai said in response to a question about calls from Trump to revoke the licenses of broadcasters who, according to the president, broadcast “fake news.”

“Under the law, the FCC does not have the authority does not have the power to revoke license of a broadcast station based on content of a program,” Pai, who was appointed by Trump as FCC chairman, said at an AT&T policy forum event.

The FCC Chairman also stressed that it is “not within the FCC’s jurisdiction to handle fake news.”

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Read more: http://thehill.com/policy/technology/355811-fcc-doesnt-have-authority-to-revoke-license-over-content-says-chairman

[Wellstone ruled]

1. Interesting comment.

Just justified Info Wars and other Fake News Sites. Wow.

[Kleveland]

2. A surprising statement from an obvious *Rump suck-up.

It does not excuse the unconscionable actions that he has taken in regards to Internet privacy and other matters.

He would in all likelihood support privatization of the FCC!