Italianfamilies have longbeen criticised for constructing complexchainsofownershipwhichallow them to exercise control over largegroups with minimal outlay.
Italian families have long been criticised for constructing complex chains of ownership which allow them to exercise control over large groups with minimal outlay.
That's the defense of Clear Channel and other acquisitive radio chains since they were unleashed by the Telecommunications Act of 1996, which greatly relaxed national ownership restrictions.