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Reports on the support being received by efforts to reverse the media ownership deregulation of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC), as of August 2003. Remarks from U.S. Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison on the amount of concentration in media markets; Approval granted by a bipartisan majority of the Senate Commerce Committee to a legislation that would overrule key provisions of the FCC decision; Vote of the U.S. House of Representatives on an appropriations bill that includes a provision that would roll back the national ownership cap.

Reports that U.S. Senator Byron Dorgan (D-N. D.) vowed to continue to try to roll the cap on national television ownership to 35% as of January 2004. Cap stated under the current legislation; Benefits of adopting the cap; Challenges on the media ownership deregulation rules of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission.

The article discusses key issues concerning the National Advertising Review Council in the U.S. in 2001. Key issues discussed include arguments in support of self-regulation in advertising, background information on the council and its key objectives in regulating the advertising industry and the challenge of re-energizing support from companies and people in the advertising sector.

This article presents information on the wave of deregulation-inspired mergers in the energy industry. Advertising is fast on the rise for telecommunications, a segment also created by deregulation. As these companies are freed to compete on a national basis, they'll pour hundreds of millions of dollars into trade magazines, trade shows and other marketing channels to build brand awareness and capture market share. The initial targets, experts say, will be industrial and other business clients. Deregulation of the wholesale electric market in the year 1996 by federal regulators and the opening up of the natural gas marketplace to competition earlier is sparking what is expected to be an all-out industry brawl for the business.