FCC Processed More Than 800,000 Applications, Complaints in FY 2017
The FCC processed 846,574 applications and complaints in FY 2017, said the agency performance report, released at around the time of budget documents (see 1802120037). The agency met its goals for processing filings quickly, called speed of disposal (SOD), 98…
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percent of the time, the report said. “In six of the last seven years, the FCC met the SOD metrics for at least 96% of applications and complaints.” The exception was in 2013, when SOD was 92 percent. In all of the years covered by the report, International Bureau SOD numbers lag behind the other bureaus, and in 2017 it was the slowest bureau at 88 percent. Most other bureaus achieved 97 percent or 98 percent in FY 2017. “The International Bureau’s SOD goals are significantly affected by the process of consultation with the Executive Branch on foreign ownership issues,” said a footnote. The Media Bureau had the next lowest SOD number, 95.9 percent. The Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau had the highest SOD number in 2017, 99.7 percent.