"We need to keep every single remedy on the table," Carr said to host Maria Bartiromo when asked how the government should handle Harris' SNL spot. "One of the remedies ultimately would be license revocation if we find that it's egregious, and we'll see what they have to say about this. But it needs to deter this type of conduct, because when you're 50 hours before the opening of election day, the whole purpose of this rule is to give people a fair shot."
The equal time rule, which Carr is referencing, says broadcasters using the public airwaves have to provide legally qualified candidates for office 'comparable time and placement to opposing candidates.' It is a pretty archaic rule - it was formulated back when people got their most of their content over the air using TV and radio antennas, which gave those networks a huge amount of power over what voters might have seen and heard.
FCC commissioners aren't supposed to run around threatening to punish broadcasters for their"
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