March 2012
23 posts
“Guarding and protecting the public interest is supposed to be central to the FCC’s mission, but Powell has expressed some confusion about the very concept. When asked in February what he thought the term “public interest” meant (press conference, 2/6/01), he responsed: “I have no idea. The public interest at its core is the same thing as my oath of office: a commitment to making sure the American consumer is benefited…. I try to make the best judgment I can in ways I think will benefit consumers. Beyond that I don’t know. I’m still trying to figure it out.”
—FCC Moves to Intensify Media Consolidation
