The FCC should require cable and DBS companies...
The FCC should require cable and DBS companies to post data on their political ad sales online the same way broadcasters do, said the Campaign Legal Center, Common Cause and the Sunlight Foundation, in a petition for rulemaking (http://bit.ly/1zE4sVT) filed…
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Thursday. “Political spending on cable has increased by one-third in each election cycle since 2008 and is expected to comprise roughly one-fourth of all political television spending in 2014,” said a news release from the public interest groups (http://bit.ly/1pMGyQU). “About 90 [percent] of American households subscribe to paid television.” Though pay-TV companies are required to maintain public inspection files with the data, they don’t have to share it online as most broadcasters were required to starting July 1, the petition said. “Because stations typically are open only during regular business hours, citizens seeking this information often are required to take time off from work to get it,” the release said. “Broadcasters are now required to put their political files online, and cable companies should be held to the same standard,” said Sunlight Foundation national policy manager Sean Vitka in the release.