The Telecommunications Act of 1996

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The Telecommunications Act of 1996 deregulated cable television providers, eliminated monopolies held by local phone companies, and allowed local phone companies to provide long-distance phone services. It did not give the FCC the power to regulate indecent material, did not require public affairs programming under the "fairness doctrine," and did not extend the power of the FCC to include regulation of print media. It also did not promote the equal time rule.