On June 7, 2019, the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC” or the “Commission”) released a Report and Order (“R&O”) revising the Commission’s rules under which independent programmers may lease cable TV channels to retransmit their programming (“Leased Access Rules”). Leased Access has rarely been used, due to concerns by both cable operators and programmers, and the...… Continue Reading
Thanks to the Paperwork Reduction Act, the public file rule is out for comment … again The Paperwork Reduction Act strikes again! As we all know, the PRA requires the FCC to get clearance from the Office of Management and Budget for “infor...
If you’re a broadcaster and you’re worried that you may have violated the on-air contest rule – or if the FCC has concluded that you did violate that rule – you may be in luck. As we all know, the hilariously-named Paperwork Red...
A recent notice about DTV construction permit applications got us thinking about our old friend, the PRA. Has the FCC changed the process for applying for DTV construction permits? Probably not, but a recent notice in the Federal Register seemed to sug...