[News] FCC investigated over media deal

http://www.fudzilla.com/news/45622-f...ver-media-deal

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The bloke who handed over the internet to the US's telephone monopolies, Ajit Pai, is being investigated over another of his deals.

The New York Times has been running a yarn saying that Ajit Pai and the FCC approved a set of rules in 2017 to allow television broadcasters to increase the number of stations they own. Weeks after the rules were passed, Sinclair Broadcasting announced a $3.9 billion deal to buy Tribune Media.

The deal was made possible by the new set of rules which is a little quick, and the FCC's inspector general is reportedly investigating if Pai and his aides abused their position by pushing for the rule changes that would make the deal possible, and timing them to benefit Sinclair.

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