Several labor unions, broadcast guilds and public interest groups...
Several labor unions, broadcast guilds and public interest groups asked for at least 4-month delay in Dec. 2 deadline for comments in agency’s omnibus rulemaking into broadcast ownership issues. Group reportedly has been unsuccessful in obtaining raw data used…
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by Commission in 12 economic studies (totaling 800 pages) released Oct. 1, designed to justify combining 6 separate rulemakings (CD Sept 13 p1). Those data could be made available later this week by FCC Media Ownership Working Group, source said. “We're pressing very hard on this thing,” Andrew Schwartzman of Media Access Project told us. Unions and guilds actually are seeking delay until 4 months after information is available, with replies 2 months after that. That would put in jeopardy Commission plans to have new rules in place by late spring (CD June 18 p1). In Mon. filing, Network Affiliated Stations Alliance (NASA) asked for 2-month postponement until Feb. 3, replies March 3, saying it retained economists to examine “relevant issues” involved and that it planned to develop other “empirical data” to support its comments, and more time was needed for that. NASA said FCC waited 11 months after establishing Working Group to release studies and “it seems reasonable” to provide more time for other parties to prepare comments.