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| said by RadioDoc  :Wanna 'splain how the FCC is socialist? It's a government entity that regulates business, quite heavily at that.
Capitalism = free market
Socialism = Controlled market (to varying degrees)
I am not applying the socialist tag to any of these groups to put them down. I am registered to vote with the socialist party. I also agree to existence of all the things I listed, though not necessarily to the implementation.
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| True socialism would have no need for the FCC since the state would own the means of production, which in this case would be state-owned and operated telecommunications systems.
The FCC instead is the ultimate capitalist tool: It is used to restrict access and entry to markets, props up incumbents, and generally is about as consumer-friendly as OPEC. The modern FCC looks more like a trade organization than a regulator.
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| said by RadioDoc :True socialism would have no need for the FCC since the state would own the means of production, which in this case would be state-owned and operated telecommunications systems. Well, the exact definition of socialism is the thesis of many long arguments that have taken place. The way I see it, based on my knowledge of history, and from the various socialists I know, socialism deals with controlled economics with the goal of serving the public interested. To that extreme there is Communism which takes most (or all) of industry, turns it into a government entity, and controls it. Usually the stated idea is public interest, but almost always becomes a bloated mess of greed and corruption.
The FCC would be the ultimate capitalist tool if capitalism only dealt with making money, but it doesn't. It deals with a free market economy where goods and services are sold without restriction. While the FCC works as a tool to ensure the wealthy have their way (which is close to communism), it does nothing (or little at best) to promote competition and ensure companies compete based off of offering the better service.
In the communication industry there is very little competition. There is also no way for companies without the big bucks to compete. You can't just start your own radio station and compete on quality with the big guys. It's too damn expensive. Not just buying the equipment but dealing with the licensing and other governmental fees.
You know better about these things than I do though. We can either give up the FCC, and those with wealth can really squash any kind of competition, or deal with the bowlegged FCC that nobody in Congress will steer on track.
Oh, now you got me digressing. Oh well. 
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