Before
the
Federal Communications Commission
Washington, D.C. 20554
REPORT
Adopted: April 6, 2007 Released: April 25, 2007
By the
Commission: Chairman Martin, Commissioners Copps, Tate, and McDowell issuing
separate statements; Commissioner Adelstein approving in part, concurring
in part, and issuing a statement.
"Television is an integral part of the lives of American families. An average American household has the television set turned on 8 hours and 11 minutes daily, and children watch on average between two and four hours of television every day. Depending on their age, one to two thirds of children have televisions in their bedrooms. By the time most children begin the first grade, they will have spent the equivalent of three school years in front of the television set"...