FCC Asks D.C. Circuit to Dismiss NAB’s Mandamus Petition as Moot
The FCC, responding to a Sept. 29 order to show cause why the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit shouldn’t grant the NAB’s petition for mandamus relief by compelling the commission to complete its 2018 review of media…
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ownership rules, thinks the petition should be dismissed as moot, the agency’s answer said Wednesday (docket 23-1120). The FCC released an order Tuesday completing the 2018 quadrennial review, giving NAB the mandamus relief it sought, it said. NAB said in a reply Thursday that it has reviewed Tuesday's order and is satisfied the FCC has now completed the 2018 review. NAB agrees the D.C. Circuit "should promptly dismiss NAB’s petition for mandamus as moot," it said.