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UCC Yanks 10-Year-Old Leased Access Information Collection Tweak Request, Which FCC Dismisses

The United Church of Christ yanked an almost 10-year-old request that the FCC change its calculation for leasing a full channel from a cable operator after the Office of Management and Budget back then disapproved information collection requirements associated with…

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that year's leased access order. "Due to the passage of time, UCC has agreed to withdraw its request," said an order of dismissal Thursday signed by Media Bureau Chief Michelle Carey. "We are dismissing the request without prejudice." It was a minor matter that was part of a larger issue that since has been resolved, emailed Georgetown Institute for Public Representation lawyer Andrew Schwartzman. His now-defunct Media Access Project made the request on Aug. 26, 2008, for UCC.