stations worked together to serve local communities with diverse media views. They also pressured the FCC on various issues related to media reform, such as the Prometheus Radio Project v. FCC case. The stated mission of the group is to strengthen communities through media, and to "demystify media policy and technology and advocate for a more just media system." The stated vision involves a free media that does not limit democracy, and puts media in the hands of the people. Purpose of case In 2003, the Prometheus Radio Group served as the main petitioners in a case against the FCC, where it brought 2003 FCC changes in media ownership rules to court petitioning for a judicial review, along with several other public interest and consumer advocacy groups. They encouraged the court to send the FCC back to the drawing board with a mandate to: 1) Re-examine the citizen testimony in the earlier proceeding, and open up new comment periods on the issue, including allowing for detailed examination of such issues as the addition of non-commercial stations to voice counts and the ill-conceived 'diversity index'. 2) Expand the scope of the "localism task force" to admit testimony relevant to ownership issues. 3) Clarify that "the dismal science" of economics is not the only empirical basis for examining issues of media policy". Prometheus wanted to point out that economics could be a very weak reason for making decisions, while "Sociology, anthropology, and other sciences have quantitative and qualitative contributions to make in the policy process. Social problems and goals beyond the economic health of media companies and their advertisers must be considered, and citizens without obvious economic interests in this proceeding should be considered to be stakeholders". Original Case On August 22, 2003, the Prometheus Radio Project v. FCC case began in the United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit as No. 03-3388. Fox Entertainment Group, Fox Television Stations, NBC, Telemundo Communications Group and Viacom all served as intervenors in the case. Judges Anthony Joseph Scirica, Thomas L. Ambro and Julio M. Fuentes were present for the case, and commented that normally they would adhere strictly to Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 18, that the petitioner move first before the agency that would stay its order, but in this case it seemed virtually certain that the FCC would not grant a stay in this matter. The court was composed of two judges,