FCC's 'Delete' Effort Prompts Defense of Some Regulations

FCC's 'Delete' Effort Prompts Defense of Some Regulations

Some FCC rules targeted for the deregulatory ax under the agency's "Delete, Delete, Delete" proceeding were defended in reply comments, according to filings this week in docket 25-133, where replies were due Monday. The proceeding saw legions of initial commenters...

NAB to FCC: Don’t Delete Certain Retransmission Rules

Trade group rebuts pay-TV operator proposal to reduce blackouts by changing rules governing retransmission consent, carriage negotiations

NAB Pushes Back on Certain Deregulation Proposals

In recent weeks, the Federal Communication Commission’s inbox has been flooded with suggestions from broadcasters and others about how the agency can weed out what many are calling “antiquated” rules. Earlier this April, in an 80-page filing, the National Association of Broadcasters urged the FCC to seize the moment and fundamentally modernize its regulatory framework, beginning with reforms to the national television ownership cap and the local…

NAB Backs FCC Deregulation But Seeks To Preserve Some Rules.

FCC Chair Brendan Carr’s “Delete, Delete, Delete” initiative has drawn plenty of ideas from broadcasters supporting the elimination of outdated rules. They broadly support scrapping outdated rules, including public file requirements and EEO audits, but the National Association of Broadcasters…