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" A government defense contractor is petitioning the Federal Communications Commission to reallocate airwaves used by television broadcasters for the Department of Homeland Security and other public-safety agencies . " Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin J. Martin said yesterday he did not know how soon it would consider AT & T 's proposed $ 86 billion acquisition of BellSouth after the deal was left off the agenda for Wednesday 's meeting because of a continuing stalemate between the commission 's Republican and Democratic members.Martin , an advocate of the merger , told reporters he was " anxious " to set a date for the vote , which would create the country 's largest provider of telephone , wireless and broadband services . If the Federal Communications Commission stays on its current course , pretty soon every major media outlet will be owned by Rupert Murdoch and three of his friends and we 'll all be watching some version of Fox 's distorted news . Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin Martin , who took the helm of the agency this spring , last week outlined an agenda that will extend the deregulatory program of his predecessor , Michael Powell .