] On Monday the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is
] expected to adopt dramatic rule changes that will extend
] the market dominance of the five media corporations that
] control most of what Americans read, see and hear. I am a
] major shareholder in the largest of those five
] corporations, yet -- speaking only for myself, and not
] for AOL Time Warner -- I oppose these rules. They will
] stifle debate, inhibit new ideas and shut out smaller
] businesses trying to compete. If these rules had been in
] place in 1970, it would have been virtually impossible
] for me to start Turner Broadcasting or, 10 years later,
] to launch CNN.

] If, on Monday, the FCC decides to go the other way, that
] should not be the end of it. Powerful public groups across
] the political spectrum oppose these new rules and are angry
] about their lack of input in the process. People who can't
] make their voices heard in one arena often find ways to
] make them heard in others. Congress has the power to amend
] the rule changes. Members from both parties oppose the new
] rules. This isn't over.

Washington Post | Monopoly or Democracy? (Ted on FCC changes)