FCC Should Reject Recon Petitions on Ownership Rules, ACA Says
The FCC should reject NAB and Nexstar’s petitions for reconsideration of the quadrennial broadcast ownership review and accompanying rules because the commission already has considered the arguments raised by the broadcasters, said the American Cable Association in an opposition filing…
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posted in docket 14-50 Wednesday. “Petitioners cannot rely on arguments that have been fully considered and rejected by the Commission within the same proceeding.” The broadcaster filers “bring nothing new to the table on any of these issues that supports reconsideration, largely rehashing arguments from their previous filings that have been thoroughly considered and rejected by the Commission,” ACA said. The evidence raised by broadcasters for overturning ownership rules such as the eight voices test and the attribution rules for joint sales agreements is insufficient, ACA said. Elimination of joint sales agreement attribution would “facilitate [broadcaster] ability to covertly coordinate their retransmission consent negotiations,” said the cable group.