Lawmakers Ready to Boost Fines for Broadcast Indecency ; Penalties Would Increase Tenfold to $325,000
The Record, Bergen County, NJ › June 07, 2006
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WASHINGTON The government's power to punish broadcasters for indecent programming such as the 2004 Super Bowl "wardrobe malfunction" would increase tenfold under legislation Congress is ready to approve.
The House on Tuesday began debating the Senate-passed bill that would boost the top fines the Federal Communications Commission could impose on broadcasters from the current $32,500 to $325,000 for each violation. A vote was scheduled for this afternoon.See the full content of this document
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Lawmakers Ready to Boost Fines for Broadcast Indecency ; Penalties Would Increase Tenfold to $325,000
The legislation, expected to be signed by President Bush, is another outgrowth of pop sing...
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