National Religious Broadcasters urged the FCC to approve before...
National Religious Broadcasters urged the FCC to approve before Chairman Julius Genachowski steps down a proposed order allowing noncommercial educational (NCE) stations to raise funds on-air for other nonprofits, according to two ex parte filings with the Media Bureau posted…
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online Thursday (http://bit.ly/XuQRPE)(http://bit.ly/ZpD7lL). “In light of your impending departure, I respectfully urge that you consider placing the finalization of this rulemaking on your checklist prior to vacating your position on the Commission in the weeks ahead,” wrote NRB President Frank Wright in a March 27 letter. On Wednesday, NRB General Counsel Craig Parshall phoned Genachowski aide Elizabeth Andrion to reiterate NRB’s support for the proposal and ask about its status, the filing recounted. Parshall said there has been no movement on the proposal since its comment period closed in August. “We had sort of expected a decision by the end of 2012,” said Parshall. “Now with the retirement of [Genachowski and Commissioner Robert McDowell] ... we just want to make sure there’s a decision on this so it doesn’t languish.”