The "chain" reference in the report's title was an early term used for stations connected for simultaneous programming, which by the time of publication had largely been superseded by "network".
[3] The policy recommendations were designed to restrict radio network practices that the FCC considered to be unfair.
However, it was able to establish indirect control, by refusing to license stations bound by network agreements that the FCC considered to be unfair.
[4] The original report concluded that eight regulations were needed: In an October 11 supplement, the following modifications were made:[6] In National Broadcasting Co. v. United States (1943), the Supreme Court, by a 5-2 vote, held that the regulatory changes proposed by the FCC were consistent with the agency's responsibilities under the Communications Act to regulate broadcasting in the public interest, convenience, and necessity.
[9] In December 1941, the U.S. Justice Department filed an indictment against both NBC and CBS under the Sherman Antitrust Act with allegations that closely paralleled the findings of the report, but the Justice Department withdrew the indictment after concluding that it was effectively mooted by the Supreme Court's decision to require NBC to divest of the Blue Network.