Online Public File Effective Date for Cable, Satellite, Radio Is June 24
The FCC's new online public inspection file (OPIF) requirements take effect June 24 for cable systems with 5,000 or more subscribers, satellite carriers and commercial radio stations with more than five employees and in the top 50 markets, the agency…
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said in a public notice Thursday. That effective date applies to new filings, but those entities have until Dec. 24 to place all their existing public file documents in the online database. Cable systems with between 1,000 and 5,000 subscribers, and the remaining commercial and noncommercial radio stations must comply with the rules by March 1, 2018, the PN said. TV broadcasters will also begin using a new filing database for their public files on June 24, the PN said. The new database “includes a number of technical improvements that should facilitate the uploading of documents and management of the online public file, most significantly the implementation of an application programming interface ('API') that can be used to connect OPIF to third-party web hosting services,” the PN said.