America's telecoms regulator has issued a public notice to broadcasters reminding them of their public interest obligations, a move that could be viewed as a veiled threat to toe the Trump administration line on content. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) document, published May 28, points out that federal law requires broadcasters to operate in the public interest, and that it has been charged with ensuring they only get to hold a license to broadcast so long as they meet that obligation. It also points out that available broadcast frequencies are a finite resource, so there are inevitably more would-be broadcasters than available spectrum licenses, and it falls to the government to pick the winners and losers when it comes to which organizations get one. "No broadcaster has a 'right' to use the pubic [sic] spectrum," it states.…