The NAB wants some FCC rules adopted 11 years ago kept, while...
The NAB wants some FCC rules adopted 11 years ago kept, while the Minority Media and Telecom Council wants others changed. That’s according to filings posted this week in docket 11-72, on an Aug. 2 public notice where the Office…
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of Communications Business Opportunities asked about rules adopted in 2000 with a “significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities.” NAB wants kept as-is standards and complaint procedures about whether TV stations and multichannel video programming distributors negotiated retransmission consent deals in good faith, and technical and operational rules on stations’ MVPD carriage. “There is a continuing need for each of these rules in their current form, and the rules already are tailored in a manner that minimizes economic impact on small entities,” the association said (http://xrl.us/bmjr98). “Numerous factors support retention of the FCC’s good faith negotiation requirements. First, these rules implement an act of Congress, and do not in any way overlap, duplicate, or conflict with other federal, state or local rules.” MMTC wants the agency to use the review to deregulate local radio programming rules. “The Commission has relied on Section 307(b) to inquire into the likelihood of local programming by move-in applicants,” the group said (http://xrl.us/bmjs6f). “The Commission should relax this antiquated and unnecessary policy that is an obstacle to competition and diversity. An overhaul of this policy would improve the general state of broadcasting, ease the path of entry for minorities, and remedy many of the present effects of past discriminatory policies directed against minorities."