The 1996 Telecommunications Act ______.

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The 1996 Telecommunications Act allowed ownership of multiple broadcast stations as long as those stations did not reach more than 35 percent of the market. Option A is incorrect, because the Act actually allowed networks to own cable stations. Option B is incorrect, because the Equal Time Rule was created long before the 1996 Act. Option D is incorrect, because the Act required cable stations to adhere to the same standards of fairness and decency as broadcast stations. Option E is incorrect, because the Fairness Doctrine was actually eliminated by the FCC in 1987 and was not part of the 1996 Act.