A federal appeals court should grant NAB’s motion for a...
A federal appeals court should grant NAB’s motion for a stay of the FCC’s online political file rules set to take effect Aug. 2, the association said in a reply brief filed Tuesday with the U.S. Court of Appeals for…
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the D.C. Circuit. “Neither the FCC nor Intervenors dispute that the Order requires broadcasters to engage in conduct that would violate antitrust laws absent an FCC order.” Even though there’s not agreement among commercial entities “in restraint of trade,” the antitrust implications are clear, NAB said. “It is the exchange of this competitively sensitive information that harms competition. The harm broadcasters could suffer if the order is implemented could reach $8.1 million annually in lost revenue, plus $50,000 a year for each station to comply with the rules, the NAB said.