ACA, NAB Clarify HD Carriage Exemption Compromise Proposal
Under a compromise replacement for the soon-to-expire HD carriage exemption supported by the American Cable Association and NAB, systems that become ineligible for the exemption after Dec.12, 2016, “would be expected [to] come into compliance promptly,” the associations said in…
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a supplementary clarification filing posted Thursday in docket 98-120. The extension is currently set to expire June 12, and the compromise would replace it with a blanket exemption for small cable systems that don't offer HD programming that would take effect June 13. Cable systems using the extension June 12 that don't qualify June 13 must be in compliance by Dec. 12, 2016, the clarification said. The FCC is seen as likely to adopt the ACA/NAB compromise (see 1505190057).