SSR Communications Wants Waivers While C4 FM Out for Comment
C4 FM booster SSR Communications wants the FCC to grant waivers to allow some stations to upgrade while the notice of inquiry on the proposed new C4 class is pending (see 1806050061), said a filing in docket 18-84 on meetings…
Sign up for a free preview to unlock the rest of this article
Timely, relevant coverage of court proceedings and agency rulings involving tariffs, classification, valuation, origin and antidumping and countervailing duties. Each day, Trade Law Daily subscribers receive a daily headline email, in-depth PDF edition and access to all relevant documents via our trade law source document library and website.
last week between CEO Matthew Wesolowski, aides to all commissioners, and Media Bureau Audio Division Chief Albert Shuldiner. Broadcasters “have been waiting for such relief” since Wesolowski initially petitioned about the new class in 2013, the broadcaster said. Going through an NOI and then NPRM could mean a year or more before an order could come forth, the company said. “A waiver-based strategy could allow Zone II Class A FM stations fuller coverage in a matter of weeks.” Stations that receive such waivers could provide evidence that the new class wouldn’t cause negative impacts to other broadcasters, the filing said. It recounted Shuldiner saying such waiver requests likely would be held until the comment record ended, and eighth-floor aides encouraged the filing of comments supporting the waiver proposal.