Author Question: The main focus of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 was to A) attempt to tighten national ... (Read 55 times)

mmm · **on:** Sep 3, 2018

The main focus of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 was to

A) attempt to tighten national control over media ownership and product content.
B) attempt to deregulate all privately owned media.
C) encourage restrictions on web pages.
D) relax the rules governing media ownership.
E) spark an increase in government-owned media outlets.

Question 2

While most of the mass media in the U.S. is privately owned,

A) they are able to regulate large swaths of information flow on the Internet.
B) the government has cracked down on the use of copyrighted material.
C) they have focused most of their energy on monitoring the activities of hate groups.
D) they do not operate free of government regulation.
E) they operate free of government regulation.