The FCC last week denied the Perot campaign's complaint that the broadcast networks are not selling the campaign enough airtime. (Federal Communications Commission ruling in October 1996 on presidential candidate Ross Perot)(Brief Article)

Broadcasting & Cable, October, 1996

The FCC last week denied the Perot campaign's complaint that the broadcast networks are not selling the campaign enough airtime. Perot's campaign said it had asked to purchase eight 30-minute slots of prime time from each network. The FCC said each network had offered Perot a sufficient package of time to satisfy its "reasonable access" obligation.

The commission also said Perot is not entitled to "equal time" in connection with a series of appearances that President Clinton and Bob Dole are making on the networks.