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Anna Eshoo: Twenty years ago, the Telecom Act was passed. In the ensuing 20 years, out of 500 channels there are 4 African-American…

On the recordJuly 11, 2016
Twenty years ago, the Telecom Act was passed. In the ensuing 20 years, out of 500 channels there are 4 African-American programmers...
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Anna Eshoo
Democratic · California

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Eshoo critiques the lack of diversity in cable programming since the Telecom Act.

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