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Bubblehead II10/11/2017 7:15:21 am PDT

re: #195 Anymouse 🌹

Trump doesn’t have that authority. He has the exact same authority of any other citizen on the issue of the public service of television stations (networks don’t have licences):

He can write a letter of complaint about the specific station over which he has a complaint to the station (which is required to keep it on file), or to the FCC.

As for cable stations, they are not licensed by the FCC either.

He really doesn’t understand how any of this works, does he?

Nope. But you also have to remember, that the individual (Ajit V. Pai) he put in charge of the FCC is also working to kill net neutrality. I wouldn’t put it past him or this administration to attempt to pass some rule prohibiting negative reporting of same.