Last week the fight began in earnestthe fight of their lives between the big broadcasting companiesNBC and CBS and FCC's tough-minded Chairman James Lawrence Fly.
Since the Federal Communications Commission last spring scandalized the big broadcasters by issuing eight regulations for the conduct of their businesses, both sides have had their say in rough-&-tumble hearings of the Senate Interstate Commerce Committee, and in conferences during the summer. The effective date of the new regulations was once deferred, once postponed, then suspended. Lately the word went round Manhattan agencies and studios that FCC had been lobbied to a standstill, was lying low.
But Chairman...
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