The FCC isn’t in a position to modify...
The FCC isn’t in a position to modify media ownership rules until it compiles a “better record” on the matter, said the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights’ Media and Telecommunications Task Force in an ex parte filing Thursday…
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(http://bit.ly/13qCJvT). “If the Commission is to complete the 2014 Quadrennial Review with adequate data, the time to embark on studies and research is now.” The Form 323 data released by the commission last year wasn’t an “adequate” source of information for the commission on the impact of media ownership rules on “underserved communities,” and larger, comprehensive studies of those impacts are required to “fulfill the commission’s obligation,” said the filing. The commission should also continue reforming the Lifeline program and focus enforcement on carrier compliance, the task force said. “New e-rate proposals should not be placed in competition with the Lifeline program, which remains woefully undersubscribed."