Senator Jesse Helms stopped the vote on the compromise webcasting agreement which had passed the House and seemed very likely to pass the Senate. Opposing reasons for his action are mentioned in this Raleigh-based News & Observer article. Either he was trying to protect the webcasters by negotiating even lower rates for them, or he is working on behalf of religious broadcasters who oppose the bill. It certainly can’t be both!
See some of my previous posting on this issue here, here, and here.