The Federal Communications Commission voted Tuesday to end the sports blackout rule, which kept NFL games off local television if a game didn't sell out. The move doesn't guarantee the league must start allowing those games to get shown, but it removes the federal regulation surrounding the issue.

The NFL remained in favor of the regulation because it provided an incentive for fans in local markets to purchase tickets. Without a guarantee the game would be on television on a weekly basis, the only way to see the game for sure was to attend it.

Yet Edward Wyatt of The New York Times reports times have changed. He notes the rules came from an outdated period where sellouts were more of a concern and team revenue wasn't so heavily based on television money.

What this means is that the NFL can still blackout games in local markets. However, it can no longer hide behind the federal support to do so which puts more pressure on the NFL to show those games or risk alienating that base of fans that love their local team but may not be able to afford a ticket to a live game because let's face it....they ain't exactly cheap.

We'll see how the NFL responds.

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