NAB ATSC 3.0 Petition Should Lead to Inquiry, Not Rulemaking, ATVA Says
NAB hasn’t adequately explained the rule changes it seeks in a recent petition for rulemaking on clarifying ATSC 3.0 rules (see 2012280049), and the FCC should respond with a notice of inquiry rather than an NPRM, said the American Television…
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Alliance in comments posted Tuesday in docket 16-142. “We are not sure that we fully grasp the parameters of NAB’s proposed rulemaking,” ATVA said. “We remain uncertain as to exactly what sort of arrangements and combinations NAB is asking the FCC to bless and cannot identify the public interest justification behind any such arrangements and combinations.” The NAB proposal could be read to allow broadcast stations to get around ownership and simulcast rules with different arrangements of ATSC 1.0 and 3.0 multicast streams, ATVA said. The proposal could create “a potential sea change in broadcast regulation,” which is why an NOI is the correct next step, ATVA said.