FCC seeks comments on paperwork requirements for broadcast and broadband rules
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This notice asks the public to comment on three FCC information collections that are being renewed under the Paperwork Reduction Act. It mainly affects broadcasters, FM translators, low-power TV stations, and broadband internet providers that must keep records, file notices, or display required labels. For broadcasters, the FCC is keeping rules that require a chief operator to be named in writing and posted, weekly log reviews, and written consent before rebroadcasting content. For broadband providers, the FCC is maintaining the consumer label rules that require clear price and service disclosures at the point of sale, online, in sales channels, and in accessible formats.
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Key Changes
- FCC is asking for public comments on renewing three approved information collections, not creating a new rule.
- Broadcast stations must keep naming a chief operator in writing, review station logs weekly, and keep written consent for rebroadcasts.
- Broadband providers must continue showing consumer labels with pricing and service details at the point of sale and in other sales channels.
Obligations
What this law requires
AM, FM, and TV broadcast station licensees must designate a chief operator in writing and post that designation with the station license.
AM, FM, and TV broadcast station licensees must designate a chief operator for the station, keep that designation in writing, and post it with the station license.
The chief operator, or personnel delegated and supervised by the chief operator, must review station records at least once each week to verify required entries and compliance with FCC rules and the station authorization; after each review, the chief operator must date and sign the log, initiate any needed corrective action, and advise the licensee of any repetitive condition.
Chief operators, or personnel delegated and supervised by them, must review station records at least once each week to verify required entries are correctly made and that the station is operating in accordance with FCC rules and its station authorization; after review, the chief operator must date and sign the log, initiate corrective action as needed, and advise the licensee of any repetitive condition.
Broadcast stations must obtain written permission from the originating station before retransmitting any program or part thereof, and must keep a copy of the written consent in station files and make it available to the FCC upon request.