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Sports blackout rules will be DQ'd in time for #NFL playoffs: http://ow.ly/De5M5

 

Then there's this:

"The agency stressed, however, that the action does not necessarily end blackouts of games.

Even after the FCC move, the NFL can still make individual deals with cable and satellite providers to black out certain games. But the league will no longer be afforded any protections to do so under federal regulations, the agency said."

So, does this mean that the NFL and the networks that broadcast games can still have a blackout policy and it's just that it can't be enforced or supported by the FCC?

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So, does this mean that the NFL and the networks that broadcast games can still have a blackout policy and it's just that it can't be enforced or supported by the FCC?

That's exactly what it means.

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Seems as though somehow this was all just a weird ploy to get people to support the FCC again. Sorry censorship, but we still hate you.

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