APTS Will Appeal Media Bureau Decision on Form 323 Rules for NCE Stations
America's Public Television Stations will request a “review and a reversal” by “the full Commission” of the FCC decision to apply new Form 323 rules to noncommercial stations, said APTS CEO Patrick Butler in a statement Thursday. The Media Bureau…
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rejected appeals of those rules on delegated authority Wednesday (see 1701040069), though the appeals had been made to the full FCC. “Those who serve on public television station boards are unpaid volunteers. Requiring them to provide sensitive personal information to the Commission is a pointless exercise that advances no identifiable public interest,” Butler said. He praised Commissioners Ajit Pai and Mike O'Rielly for condemning the bureau decision. In their joint statement, the Republican commissioners encouraged stakeholders to appeal the order to the next iteration of the FCC, as Butler's statement indicates APTS will do.