The concentration of ownership followed a 1996 rewrite of telecommunications law that eliminated a 40-station national ownership cap.

Foreign Direct Investment policy which increased the foreign ownership cap from 49% to 74%.

Whether changing the ownership cap will address these concerns is another question.

The solution proposed by some in Congress is to rescind the ownership cap and restore the status quo.

Keeping the national ownership cap on television stations at 35 percent is also a rule previously struck down by the courts.

Due to the lack of an ownership cap in Mexico, some Mexican television networks own and operate all of their stations.

The agency, he said, had on three occasions lifted ownership caps, effectively in secret, to precisely the level needed to approve a pending deal.

This put Jacor over its ownership cap.

The broadcast industry has also split over the national ownership cap.

The relaxation of the ownership cap makes it easier for the largest players to fill in any remaining gaps.