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Press Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 16, 2011
Statement from Tim Winter, President, Parents Television Council:
On the 1,471,912
pending indecency complaints before the Federal Communications
Commission
“The volume of unresolved indecency complaints before the FCC is
staggering. In fact, outside of broadcast indecency complaints,
there are virtually no other pending complaints at the Commission.
Regardless of the fact that there are court challenges to narrow
aspects of the decency law, the FCC is not handcuffed and should
move ahead with responding to the nearly 1.5 million Americans who
have asked the agency to do its job. Adverse court rulings on other
issues have not deterred the FCC to the point of a standstill and
broadcast decency enforcement should not be the exception.”
To speak
with a representative from
the Parents Television
Council, please contact
Megan Franko at (703)
859-5054 or Liz Krieger at
(703) 683-5004 ext. 120.
The Parents Television Council™ (www.parentstv.org®)
is a non-partisan education organization advocating responsible entertainment.
It was founded in 1995 to ensure that children are not constantly assaulted by sex, violence
and profanity on television and in other media. This national
grassroots organization has more than 1.3 million members across the
United States, and works with television producers, broadcasters,
networks and sponsors in an effort to stem the flow of harmful and
negative messages targeted to children. The PTC also works with
elected and appointed government officials to enforce broadcast
decency standards. Most importantly, the PTC produces critical
research and publications documenting the dramatic increase in sex,
violence and profanity in entertainment. This information is
provided free of charge so parents can make informed viewing choices
for their own families.
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