The Telecommunications Act of 1996 _________________________________.

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The Telecommunications Act of 1996 deregulated cable television providers and eliminated monopolies by local phone companies. This allowed for increased competition and innovation in the telecommunications industry. The act did not give the FCC the power to regulate indecent material, require broadcasters to provide public affairs programming under the "fairness doctrine," extend the power of the FCC to include regulation of print media, or promote the equal time rule.