In 'Tremendous Victory for the Public,' Federal Appeals Court Quashes FCC Attempt to Weaken Media Ownership Rules

div class=field field--name-field-hp-author field--type-text field--label-hiddendiv class=field__itemsdiv class=field__item evenJessica Corbett, staff writer/div/div/divdiv class=field field--name-field-email-teaser field--type-text field--label-hiddendiv class=field__itemsdiv class=field__item evenPublic interest groups celebrated Monday after the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit quashed an effort by the Republican-led Federal Communications Commission to relax local media ownership rules./div/div/divdiv class=field field--name-field-image field--type-image field--label-hiddendiv class=field__itemsdiv class=field__item evenimg class= src=https://www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/net_neutrality_pai_0.jpg?itok=YP8PgCro width=420 height=220 alt=Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai //div/div/div