Broadcasters and consumer groups support the FCC’s proposed revision of the audible crawl rule but disagree on some of the specifics, according to comments filed in docket 12-107 by Monday’s deadline.
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Broadcasters and consumer groups support the FCC’s proposed revision of the audible crawl rule but disagree on some of the specifics, according to comments filed in docket 12-107 by Monday’s deadline.
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