Issues range from government regulation to suitable ethical content.
The future of the broadcast industry is in the hands of the courts and the government as they seek to determine the best possible means of making the broadcast media serve the needs of the society that has grown to depend on them. Cable Television Communications technology advanced again when cable television joined traditional broadcast radio and television. The FCC claimed authority over the regulation of cable television in 1966. Dealing with cable television has proved to be controversial. Because of this, some argue that cable television should be treated more like print media such as newspapers and magazines, than like broadcast television.