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'''Kevin J. Martin''', of North Carolina, is the Chair of the [[Federal Communications Commission]]. He was first confirmed as an FCC Commissioner on May 25, 2001, and was sworn in July 3, 2001, during [[George Walker Bush]]'s first administration. On April 25, 2006, Bush nominated Martin to a second five-year term on the FCC, expiring on June 30, 2011. Martin became the FCC's Chairman upon his appointment. [http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2006/04/20060425-3.html]
==On Regulationregulation==
"A robust competitive marketplace is the best regulator and protector of public interest," Martin told the audience at a March 2007 event at his alma mater, the University of North Carolina. "But that doesn't mean that government doesn't have an important role to play. It sets up a regulatory environment that promotes investment and competition." [http://media.www.dailytarheel.com/media/storage/paper885/news/2007/03/06/University/Fcc-Chairman.Balance.Is.Key-2759031.shtml]
== Controversy ==
In October 2007, Chairman Martin proposed an advanced timetable for amending FCC regulations on media consolidation. Like his predecessor, Micheal [[Michael Powell]], Martin's plan is controversial because it would relax "relaxes the decades-old media ownership rules, including repealing a rule that forbids a company to own both a newspaper and a television or radio station in the same city."[http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/18/business/media/18broadcast.html?pagewanted=print]The plan has Legislators and media policy activists also raised eyebrows because of faulted the speed with which Martin wants to enact his proposals and the lack of opportunities for accepting public and Congressional input on the matter.
==Background==
*Member, Federal Communications Bar Association
==SourceWatch Resourcesresources==
*[[Bush administration]]
*[[Wiley, Rein, & Fielding]]
==External Linkslinks=====References===<references/>
===Articles===
*[http://www.fcc.gov/commissioners/martin/ Biography: Kevin J. Martin], Federal Communications Commission.
*Genaro C. Amas, [http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20050316/ap_on_go_pr_wh/fcc_chairman_8 "Bush to Name Kevin Martin New FCC Chairman,"] AP, March 16, 2005.
*John Dunbar and Eric Pryne,"[http://www.commondreams.org/archive/2007/11/14/5207/ FCC Chief Tweaks Media-Owner view]," Seattle Times, November 14, 2007.
*Jim Puzzunghera,"[http://www.baltimoresun.com/business/bal-bz.fcc14nov14,0,2274148.story FCC Chief would ease media holdings limit]," Baltimore Sun, November 14, 2007.
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