MOST FCC INDECENCY COMPLAINTS COME FROM ONE GROUP

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ARSTECHNICA - According to a new FCC estimate obtained by Mediaweek,
nearly all indecency complaints in 2003 - 99.8 percent - were filed by
the Parents Television Council, an activist group. This year, the trend
has continued, and perhaps intensified. Through early October, 99.9
percent of indecency complaints - aside from those concerning the Janet
Jackson "wardrobe malfunction" during the Super Bowl halftime show
broadcast on CBS - were brought by the PTC, according to the FCC
analysis dated Oct. 1.

The FCC has insisted that the quantity of reports is not weighed when
addressing complaints, but this is somewhat contradicted by the fact
that the FCC only responds to complaints, as they do not actively
monitor what's on TV. As such, the quantity of reports is key, because
things are being reported that normally were not, and that puts the FCC
on the trail of investigation. . .

http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20041207-4442.html

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