FCC Will 'Look' at Senate Virtual MPVD Letter; Carr Says Agency Must 'Hew to the Law'
The FCC “will take a look” at a letter from 20 members of the Senate Democratic Caucus (see 2310180067) urging the agency to refresh the record on reclassifying linear streaming services as virtual MVPDs, Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel said at a…
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news conference after commissioners' open meeting Thursday. Commissioner Brendan Carr said at his own news conference the agency “needs to be very, very careful to hew to the letter of the law that Congress written.” That a policy is outdated and “does not itself give rise to FCC authority,” Carr said. NAB and the Coalition for Local News, an advocacy group formed by broadcast TV network affiliates, applauded the Senate letter Thursday. “We strongly reinforce their advocacy" and calls by Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., "for the FCC to refresh the record to promote and protect localism in the streaming era,” said the Coalition for Local News in a statement.