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FCC yet to act on Eliot Spitzer’s payola probe

After Eliot Spitzer’s much touted payola crackdown that saw SongBMG paying $10 in fines and admitting publicly to wrongdoing, the FCC is proving the be the buzz kill we took it for.

Rather than pounce on the recording industry before it has time to launch a PR assault, the FCC is taking a backseat approach to prosecuting those involved in the latest pay-for-play scandal. While democratic FCC panel member Jonathan Adelstein wants immediate action, republican chairman Kevin Martin has yet to announce an official inquiry.

The FCC has two seats to be filled, and it’s rumored Martin wants to hold off until President Bush appoints new panel members before going tackling the payola revelations. Or at least until his friends in the biz can work out the kinks in their defense.

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Aug 8, 2005 · Link · Repond

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