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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Brendan Rascius

Sports fans face increasingly steep fees and piecemeal access to watch their favorite teams. The government wants to step in

The federal government could soon reshape how millions of Americans watch live sports on TV by overhauling a decades-old antitrust law in an attempt to rein in soaring costs.

Earlier this year the Federal Communications Commission, the regulatory agency that oversees most forms of communication, announced it was seeking public comments on the live sports viewing experience, which has been radically transformed by streaming services in recent years.

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