21.   Many television station owners that worry about the clout of the networks like ABC, NBC, CBS and Fox were actually opposed to relaxing the ownership rules.

22.   Murdoch met with Gingrich several weeks before the book contract was signed, and acknowledged discussing his battle with the FCC over foreign ownership rules.

23.   On the broadcast industry front, public opinion over the fast pace of consolidation in the radio industry could curb future efforts to relax broadcast ownership rules.

24.   Radio ownership rules, however, might get stricter controls than the complete repeal of all radio restrictions included in both bills, according to broadcast industry officials.

25.   President Bill Clinton and public advocacy groups say, however, that any further relaxation of media ownership rules would stifle diversity of voices in a market.

26.   Shares of the two companies soared after they announced the first broad-scale U.K. media merger to anticipate a change in media ownership rules this summer.

27.   Since foreigners will compete under the same ownership rules, however, American companies will be able to build a larger presence and compete for dominance.

28.   Several Republicans said that Fields, who is chairman of the House commerce subcommittee on telecommunications, was unhappy with actions the conference committee took on television ownership rules.

29.   Stokes said Seven Network would be interested in buying newspapers in Sydney and Melbourne if cross-media ownership rules are relaxed.

30.   Tauzin and Senate Commerce Committee Chairman John McCain, an Arizona Republican, are at odds with the administration over the media ownership rules.