Freedom from Earsplitting Ads: The CALM Act Goes Into Effect
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After 12 months of waiting for the rules to go into effect, Americans will finally begin to enjoy the benefits of the CALM Act, which takes effect today.
CALM is an acronym for Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation. Congress passed the law — which requires the Federal Communications Commission to regulate the volume of television advertisements, preventing them from being louder than the programs they accompany — in September 2010. One year ago, the FCC announced plans to implement…
Freedom from Earsplitting Ads: The CALM Act Goes Into Effect originally appeared on DailyFinance.com on 2012-12-13T16:12:00Z.
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