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3 VII TABLE OF AUTHORITIES (continued) Page(s) In the Matter of Annual Assessment of the Status of Competition in the Market for the Delivery of Video Programming, 32 FCC Rcd. [...] SUMMARY OF ARGUMENT Section 202(h) of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 requires that the FCC review its regulations concerning the ownership of broadcast television stations every four years and repeal or modify any that do not serve the public interest “as the result of competition.” Pub. [...] ARGUMENT Since the dawn of broadcasting in the 1930s, the FCC has sought to limit the ownership of television stations that broadcasters can own on the national and local levels. [...] In accordance with Section 202(h), the FCC in the Reconsideration Order analyzed whether the broadcast ownership restrictions remained necessary in the public interest as the result of competition and determined that the restrictions should be modified. [...] The FCC’s analysis followed the statutory command to evaluate the need for reform based on the effects of competition and to update and modernize the rules in response to changed market conditions.