The Senate unanimously passed a bill late Wednesday to require television stations and cable companies to limit the volume of commercials and keep them at the level of the programs they interrupt. The House has passed similar legislation. Before it can become law, minor differences between the two versions have to be worked out when Congress returns to Washington after the Nov. 2 election.
Ever since television caught on in the 1950s, the Federal Communication Commission has been getting complaints about blaring commercials. But the FCC concluded in 1984 there was no fair way to write regulations controlling the “apparent loudness” of commercials. So it hasn’t been regulating them. [USA Today]
Now if only movie theaters would do the same for trailers.
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i’m so excited!
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This needs to happen in the UK.
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I hope they get rid of every single loud commercial out there. That shit is fucking annoying.
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Well, at least the government is doing something…
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i am immediately notifying my mom about this
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