No more than three of the Commissioners can be from the same political party. Reed Hundt has been an outspoken leader of the FCC at a time in its history when it is being thrust onto center stage by the technological, legislative, and business changes that are altering the telecommunications industry. Hundt took control of the FCC shortly after the 1992 passage of the Cable Television Consumer Protection and Competition Act . As the FCC has both faced and created changes, Reed Hundt has spoken out on the issues. Communications products are like any other consumer product.
Consumers are better off in they have choice.
He has spoken publicly in favor of setting aside valuable radio frequencies for use by educational institutions for high-speed data transmission, demanding improvements to children's television programming, requiring educational television programming, and enforcing a broadcaster's duty to serve the public interest. He has also expressed a belief that politicians should have free access to broadcast television for campaigns. This, be believes, would reduce the cost of campaigns and in the end serve the public by reducing the cost of elections. Regarding ownership caps for radio and television stations, Hundt argues against removing the traditional caps that have been perceived as a protection against monopolization of information sources and influence in a community, although he has agreed that caps could be raised in medium and large markets. Hundt supported a reduction in television violence because he felt it did influence children.