Carr Says FCC to Post Guidelines on Meeting Attendee Rights, Free Press Reports
FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr told Free Press the agency is committed to publishing guidelines on protecting constitutional rights of FCC meeting attendees, the group said in a filing posted Thursday to docket 17-179. The group sought "clarification" on the issue.…
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There have been some instances of journalists and others saying they mistreatment at FCC meetings (see 1706220056). Free Press also asked for public hearings and a comprehensive report about the effects of recent hurricanes on communications networks. The agency should collect data on how restoration efforts differed by region, and on whether “restoration redlining was taking place, whereby wealthy and white neighborhoods are reconnected faster than poorer and more ethnically and racially diverse neighborhoods,” it said. Free Press also said the agency should seek public comment on net neutrality consumer complaints and asked Carr to vote against Sinclair buying Tribune and relaxing media ownership rules.