Which of the following was illustrated by the abolition of the fairness doctrine and the passing of the cable act of 1992?

a. a move toward stricter control of mass media communications by congress and the fcc
b. the fcc's desire for the public to control the media rather than the government, which led to the slow collapse of the fairness doctrine (a set of rules that controlled television and internet communications)
c. a shift away from very specific government rules regarding mass media and a move toward general guidelines and the voice of public regulating mass media