The 1996 Telecommunications Act did which of the following?

A. Ended a rule prohibiting the merging of media from two different domestic markets
B. Ended a rule prohibiting foreign ownership of any media in the United States
C. Ended a rule prohibiting telephone companies from entering the cable business
D. Created a rule prohibiting foreign ownership of any media in the United States
E. Created a rule to create a publicly owned cable television provider


Answer: C

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