--------------------------------------------------------------------- The Evening Bridge - May 17, 2005 --------------------------------------------------------------------- TOP STORY - Today, The Federal Communications Commission said it will take a second look at regulations concerning cable horizontal and vertical ownership limits. The work follows a 2001 ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals in Washington, D.C., known as Time Warner Entertainment vs. the FCC, that reversed and remanded the FCC's cable horizontal and vertical limits.
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