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FCC Sets Deadlines for Comments in ABC License Renewals
The regulator is requiring eight ABC-owned stations to go through an early license renewal process, something no network O&O has ever been ordered to do
Cliff Jones Named Lab Chief of FCC’s Office of Engineering and Technology
Former Verizon executive had led operations for telco’s private cloud infrastructure
NAB Asks FCC to Shift Regulatory Fee Burden to Big Tech, Broadband
The filing says that it is “neither fair nor sustainable” for broadcasters and other legacy media be solely responsible for financing the agency’s operations
ABC Blasts FCC Early Renewal Demand as ‘Unconstitutional Retaliation’
Regulation In a letter, WABC-TV New York says it ‘submits this license renewal application under protest,” noting the regulator ‘had not demanded early renewal in over five decades’
FCC Reminds Broadcasters of Their Public Interest Obligations
Public notice says the government could get ‘billions’ by auctioning broadcast spectrum and asserted its the power to yank licenses for ‘engaging in news distortion’
MPA, NAB and NCTA Defend TV’s Parental Ratings System to FCC
Major trade groups’ filing doesn’t address comments from conservative groups that want to add warning labels for LGBTQ+ or transgender content
Free Press Argues FCC Lacks Authority to Regulate Children's Programming Ratings
The filing blasted comments by a number of conservative groups urging the FCC to create TV warning labels for transgender and nonbinary content
