The Protect Football on Free TV campaign submitted...
The Protect Football on Free TV campaign submitted 4,800 additional letters from football fans to the FCC urging it to maintain the sports blackout rule. The total number of fans submitting these letters amounts to more than 16,400, the campaign…
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said Monday in a news release. The campaign is led by former NFL player Lynn Swann, who said he asks that the FCC consider the fans’ petitions as it decides what’s in the public interest. Fans don’t want the agency “to needlessly make a rule change -- based on theory and speculation -- that jeopardizes their ability to follow football on free TV,” he said.