The FCC Media Bureau denied a request by the joint State Assns. t...
The FCC Media Bureau denied a request by the joint State Assns. to withdraw EEO audit letters mailed to broadcasters and to delay further mailings for 90 days. The FCC said the rules have been in effect and enforced…
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for more than a year, and therefore, aren’t premature. “Given that the review is based on our current rules, there is no basis to delay audits pending possible revisions to those rules”, the Media Bureau said. The group had sought an extended deadline since the deadline for filing responses to the letters already sent is June 28. The FCC also claimed that the audits aren’t outside of its scope because the audits don’t request documents verifying compliance outside of the Commission EEO rules. In May, the FCC mailed audit letters to about 206 radio stations, 30 TV stations and 38 multi-channel, video program distributors (CD June 1 p12). The FCC has been criticized for not conducting the audits sooner.