The FCC is seven months late in responding to Freedom of Informat...
The FCC is seven months late in responding to Freedom of Information Act requests seeking information about its official web posting practices. In May Warren Communications News, publisher of Communications Daily, sent the commission four requests for documents about…
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when the commission released orders, rulemaking notices and the other official documents after business hours. The requests related to official FCC documents posted during 2007 and 2008 on www.fcc.gov and the Media Bureau’s homepage. A response was due June 4, the agency acknowledged in May, but the commission never responded further to the requests or asked for additional time. A lawyer for Warren wrote the FCC Tuesday asking that the documents be provided by noon Thursday, raising the possibility of a lawsuit under the OPEN Government Act of 2007. FCC representatives didn’t reply to messages seeking comment.