Philip Morris International. Philip Morris International Inc. (PMI) (NYSE: PM) is an American global cigarette and tobacco company, with products sold in over 180 countries outside the United States. The most recognized and best selling product of the company is Marlboro.
[THE ELECTRONIC MEDIA LANDSCAPE] Traditionally, media in the United States have been regulated by one of three models:print, broadcasting, and ''common carrier'' (e.g., telephone and telegraph), with cableTV treated as something in between print and broadcasting.
The government has also regulated ownership of media outlets to ensure that no one broadcaster monopolizes the market. Since the 1980s, however, the government has loosened restrictions on media ownership, and Congress passed the Telecommunications Act in 1996 to allow companies to own even more media outlets.