Anna Eshoo: “Twenty years ago, the Telecom Act was passed. In the ensuing 20 years…”

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

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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…”