public interest

The comments were made by former chairs, commissioners, and senior staff who served under both Republican and Democratic administrations

Democratic commissioner blasts Media Bureau’s dismissal of a petition by former FCC officials seeking to repeal its ‘news distortion policy’

The ACLC joined thousands of other commentators opposing the investigation, calling it a violation of `the constitutional rights of all our nation’s broadcasters’

FCC ‘The FCC does not need to micromanage spectrum, and it certainly does not need to use spectrum licenses as a lever for editorial control’

Defining `public interest’ has been a particularly divisive issue at the FCC given its use by President Trump to threaten broadcast licenses

In ‘Free Speech America Gala’ speech, Republican argues agency’s role should be to ‘foster an environment that empowers broadcasters’ to ‘voluntarily’ comply