NCTA again said if the FCC opens a...
NCTA again said if the FCC opens a proceeding to consider requiring that cable operators post public inspection files online, it should examine how to tailor requirements to cable operators’ obligations. Seeking to minimize undue burdens on cable operators is…
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important “in light of comments that describe problems television stations have experienced with the existing online database,” it said in reply comments in docket 14-127 (http://bit.ly/1qedwza). “Real world experience with the impact of the increased volume of television station activity on the commission’s database during the fall 2014 political advertising season” before considering expanding the rules, it said. The Campaign Legal Center continued to urge the FCC to propose and adopt a rule expanding the online public file regime to cable and satellite TV operators, and to radio stations (http://bit.ly/1pMx8Ey). Small commercial radio stations shouldn’t be exempt, it said. CLC supports allowing waivers in certain, narrow circumstances where a station can show that it isn’t physically capable of uploading the documents to the system, “or the station’s situation is such that online filing truly imposes a heavy burden,” it said.