FCC Should Relax Broadcaster Notice Rules, NAB Says
The FCC should do away with or relax rules requiring broadcasters to provide public notice of applications, NAB said Thursday in a meeting with Media Bureau staff, recounted a filing Tuesday in docket 17-264. The notices don’t generate public comments,…
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so they're “unnecessary burdens,“ NAB said. If the FCC won’t eliminate notice requirements altogether, the agency should get rid of rules mandating that those notices be placed in newspapers and allow broadcasters to make “brief on-air announcements” that refer the audience to websites with additional information. The FCC’s notice rules also vary widely in length and frequency requirements, and should be standardized, NAB said.