NAB Lobbies Pai Office on Regulatory Fees
The FCC has “an obligation to explain exactly” the reasoning for proposed regulatory fee increases for broadcasters, said NAB in a meeting Monday with an aide to Chairman Ajit Pai, according to an ex parte filing Tuesday in docket 19-105…
Sign up for a free preview to unlock the rest of this article
If your job depends on informed compliance, you need International Trade Today. Delivered every business day and available any time online, only International Trade Today helps you stay current on the increasingly complex international trade regulatory environment.
(see 1906250035). Proposed increases to fees for satellite broadcast stations don’t reflect the resources the FCC devotes to their activities, and a new population-based calculation will raise fees for VHF TV stations, NAB said. Fees for VHF stations “should be based on their contour pursuant to their original technical parameters following the DTV transition,” NAB said.