ownership rules

128 page filing says there is `no justification to keep…local ownership rules’

FCC International Center for Law & Economics advocates ending 'the regulatory asymmetry between broadcasters and streaming competitors'

Comments on what promises to be a landmark review of ownership rules are due Dec. 17

Acknowledging the role of ATSC 3.0 in shoring up broadcasters financially, changing ownership regulations raises policy questions, the Democratic commissioner says

The regular review of broadcast ownership rules will be on the agency’s September agenda, said Chair Brendan Carr

As part of the effort, it is emphasizing the importance of preserving free access to football on broadcast stations

Opponents also stress that the FCC lacks the authority to change the 39% ownership cap set by Congress

FCC filing said that there should not be two separate ownership caps for network O&Os and other TV station groups

‘The record shows that the need for TV broadcasters to gain scale now has become an emergency,’ the group told the FCC

The ruling ‘makes clear the deregulatory intent that Congress had when it set the FCC down on this path of the quadrennial reviews,’ Carr says