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The FCC followed through on its promise to test online...

The FCC followed through on its promise to test online public files and demonstrate how TV stations can upload data from paper documents at main studios. The demonstration will be at 10 a.m. July 17 in the Commission Meeting Room,…

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said a public notice released late Friday (http://xrl.us/bnfrkt). It “will inform broadcasters and others of the design and content of the online file, how stations will upload information to the file, how file sharing tools like Dropbox and Box can be used for uploading, and other ways in which the FCC is working to facilitate access to its public databases.” Some broadcast lawyers had said the Media Bureau was rushing to finish the online document upload system because of an Aug. 2 deadline. That’s under a public- and political-file order approved 2-1 in April for TV stations to begin uploading some documents (CD July 6 p1).