Latest FCC Media Deregulation, Requiring DTV Reports Only for Affected Stations, Gets 5-0 Vote
The latest FCC media deregulation got a 5-0 vote, and Friday was taken off the agenda (see 1803270052) for Tuesday's commissioners' meeting. Members without issuing their own written public comment changed rules to require only DTV stations that sold fee-based…
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or provided supplementary services to file Form 2100, Schedule G. The order may be the only media-related item for the meeting to get a vote on circulation, said agency officials. Still on the agenda is a draft NPRM to no longer make cable operators keep at local offices listings of the pay-TV channels each system delivers. That item might also get a 5-0 vote, said officials. A Media Bureau representative declined to comment. "In conjunction with our Modernization of Media Regulation Initiative, parties have urged us to amend this provision because it imposes pointless burdens on a substantial number of broadcasters," said the DTV form order. "This action advances our efforts to modernize our regulations and eliminate outdated or unnecessary rules." Commissioners at last week's NAB Show sought further media deregulation (see 1804100028).