Raising Reg Fees on Broadcasters 'Unfair': NAB's Smith
NAB told the FCC it should allocate the costs of implementing the Broadband Deployment Accuracy and Technological Availability Act to bureaus associated with broadband mapping instead of raising regulatory fees for broadcasters. President Gordon Smith spoke with acting Chairwoman Jessica…
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Rosenworcel Monday, per a filing posted in docket 21-90 Thursday: The proposed regulatory fee increase would lead to broadcasters subsidizing 16% of the costs of the mapping effort. The increase is “not only unfair and contrary to the statute, but extremely difficult for radio broadcasters in particular to absorb” with the pandemic, the filing said. NAB asked the FCC to remove the Media Bureau from its calculation of the cost of the mapping effort and distribute the costs to licensees associated with the International, Wireless and Wireline bureaus.