h4. “FCC Loosens Ownership Rules”:http://www.mediaaccess.org/file_download/216/2007-12-18-forbes.pdf
*Forbes* Brian Wingfield and Louis Hau: December 18, 2007
bq. “It is hard to understand why the chairman has been so stubborn about pushing through such an extreme and unjustified change in rules which have long protected the public’s right to have access to diverse sources of information,” Media Access Project President [...]

Andrew Jay Schwartzman, President and CEO of Media Access Project, issued the following statement concerning today’s FCC decision substantially relaxing rules limiting common ownership of newspapers and broadcast properties in the same city:
bq. “Today’s action is far more radical, and much more outrageous, than what Chairman Martin proposed just a few weeks ago. He has [...]

Andrew Jay Schwartzman, President and CEO of Media Access Project, issued the following statement concerning today’s FCC decision to impose a 30% ownership cap on national cable ownership:
bq. “We’ve been waiting a long time for these rules. The large cable companies already exercise excessive market power, which has resulted in high prices, lousy customer service [...]

On behalf of Prometheus Radio Project, Media Access Project filed comments with the FCC regarding Chairman Martin’s plan to repeal the newspaper cross-ownership ban in the 20 largest markets. As the comments provide:
bq. Nearly half of the TV stations owned by people of color are in the top 20 markets, and not one of them [...]

Andrew Jay Schwartzman, President and CEO testified before the U.S. House of Representatives Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet regarding Chairman Martin’s proposal to repeal the newspaper cross-ownership ban. Allowing for the cross-ownership of a local newspaper and broadcast station would reduce the diversity of voices in a local market and result in a market [...]