NAB, MMTC Want Foreign-Sponsored Content Comment Extension
NAB and the Multicultural Media, Telecom and Internet Council want an extension for comments on FCC proposals to update the requirements for broadcasters airing foreign-sponsored content, said a motion filed in docket 20-299. Comments are currently due Dec. 19, replies…
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Jan. 3, but MMTC and NAB are seeking extensions to Jan. 9 and Jan. 24, respectively. The groups want more time to quantify “the effects of broadcasters having to develop and implement an additional round of compliance systems that would now incorporate FCC-specified language at lease inception and renewal,” said the extension request. “An extension is justified in this case because the holiday season, Federal holidays, and other year-end commitments will make it difficult for concerned parties to develop meaningful comments,” said NAB. The National Religious Broadcasters and the network affiliate groups support the extension, the filing said.