It is clear that this communications policymaking process was initiated long before the Commission began its formal ownership review in 2001. That being said, the process has now reached the stage where the Commission soon will issue its decisions –- decisions that are the product of a variety of direct and indirect influences, the majority of which are a reflection of either political ideology or economic interest. Thus, in the end the key question is whether the Commission will issue decisions that effectively disentangle self-interest from the public interest. Those of us with no financial interest in the decision outcome, but who are instead concerned with maintaining the diverse marketplace of ideas that best serves the political and social values inherent in our pluralist democracy and culture, certainly hope that they do.