SAC posts the requests on its website for its list of preferred vendors to bid on. After completion of the broadband or Wi-Fi project either the vendor or the institution submits a request for reimbursement. Media Consolidation Issues Radio and television over-the-air broadcasts are regulated by the FCC because they use spectrum allocated and controlled by the FCC. The FCC issues licenses to broadcasters for specific channels. The FCC www.TechnicalPDF.com has established rules for these broadcasters including providing equal airtime for political candidates. Rules enacted in the 1970s prohibited one company in each local market from owning both a newspaper and a TV station. It also did not allow TV stations in the same market to merge with each other if that would leave fewer than eight independently owned stations in the local market. As cable TV stations don't use the public airwaves, they are not regulated under the media consolidation rules. In 2017 the Federal Communications Commission voted to roll back the 1970s restrictions on media ownership. The new rules allow common ownership of newspapers and broadcast stations in the same market. Critics in the United States Senate stated that the order would enable media conglomerates to manage news content and broadcasts. In particular, senators criticized Sinclair's proposal to purchase Tribune Media. FCC Commissioner Mignon Clyburn also dissented stating: Mark my words, today will go down in history as the day when the FCC abdicated its responsibility to uphold the core values of localism, competition and diversity in broadcasting. In response to his critics, FCC Chairman Ajit Pai stated that the changes were necessary to allow media companies to compete with online giants such as Facebook and Google. Sinclair Broadcast Group owns 173 radio stations in 81 broadcast markets and locations across the United www.TechnicalPDF.com States. It has been accused of promulgating conservative views in these local markets. Moreover, many of the stations repeat the very same 