EQUAL TIME ACT

EQUAL TIME ACT Equal Time Act. A federal law requiring that a broadcasting-facility licensee who permits a legally qualified candidate for public office to use the facility for broadcasting must afford an equal opportunity to all other candidates for the office. 47 USCA ¡ì 315. [Cases: Telecommunications 435. C.J.S. Telegraphs, Telephones, Radio, and Television ¡ì¡ì […]