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Tuesday, October 5, 2010

The volume comes down on obnoxious TV commercials

Legislation to turn down the volume on those loud TV commercials that send couch potatoes diving for their remote controls looks like it'll soon become law.

The Senate unanimously passed a bill late Wednesday to require television stations and cable companies to keep commercials at the same volume as the programs they interrupt.


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1 comment:

  1. AnonymousOctober 6, 2010 at 2:51 PM

    I am not one that normally sees governments controlling anything as desirable but I think I can bite my tongue on this one.

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