Media Bureau to Sunset CDBS Wednesday
The FCC Media Bureau will stop accepting filings in the consolidated database system (CDBS) after 5 p.m. EST Wednesday, said a public notice. “This action is necessary due to pressing technical issues that prevent the effective use of CDBS going…
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forward.” Tuesday's PN said the move “is intended to facilitate the ongoing transition of all filings to the Licensing and Management System (LMS) database.” Technical issues make filing in CDBS no longer feasible, said an FCC spokesperson. "We are focused on making this change as easy as possible on users. We are proactively reaching out to stakeholders, and encourage anyone in need of assistance to contact Media Bureau staff.” The Media Bureau “anticipates this will be a permanent sunset of the use of CDBS for Media Bureau filings,” and most MB applications and submissions have already transitioned from CDBS to LMS, the PN said. The shift, which has been progressing gradually for several years, was first announced in 2014. Then, it was planned to be completed by 2016. “The public will continue to have access to CDBS for public searches and CDBS data files,” the PN said. After the CDBS sunsets Wednesday, “all Media Bureau filings that cannot be submitted using LMS must be submitted by email to audiofilings@fcc.gov,” the PN said. Several of the filings that will now require email submissions will transition to LMS in “the near future,” it said. “A future public notice will provide additional information about that continued transition of Media Bureau filings to LMS.”