Congress is now in the midst of a political battle over whether to continue restrictions that prevent telephone companies from owning electronic information services.

In others, the laws prevent people from disadvantaged groups from owning land at all.

The British prevented both groups from owning land and treated them as a source of valuable labor.

Federal regulations prevent foreign entities from owning more than 25 percent of an American broadcaster.

They prevent a media conglomerate from owning two television networks.

Let them continue to prevent townsmen from ever owning land.

Another key rule prevents a broadcaster from owning a newspaper in the same city.

A federal regulation prevents foreign entities from owning more than 25 percent of an American broadcaster.

What's to prevent him from owning the communications between our military and Plymouth?

They also raised concerns about a second rule that prevents cable companies from owning a television station in the same community.