The Federal Communications Commission has made it easier for sports fans to watch their favorite teams.
In a unanimous 5-0 decision Tuesday, the FCC voted to repeal its sports blackout policy originally instituted in 1975, which reinforced an NFL policy of blocking television channels from airing games that didn’t sell out.
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