FCC Votes 5-0 to Eliminate Hard-Copy Rules Requirement
Commissioners unanimously approved a draft order eliminating a requirement that broadcasters and cable carriers keep hard-copy books of FCC rules on their premises. The item was slated for Thursday’s FCC meeting but, as expected (see 1802160024), will be removed from…
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the agenda after the early approval on circulation. Though the draft had already been circulated to eighth-floor offices, it was added to the on-circulation list in preparation for being approved ahead of the meeting, an official said. The requirement applies to low-power TV, TV and FM translators, TV and FM booster stations, cable TV relay station licensees, and certain cable operators. Eliminating the requirement "will advance the Commission’s goal of reducing outdated regulations and unnecessary regulatory burdens," the order said. The electronic version of the Code of Federal Regulations available online "is often more current than the printed version, which is published only once a year," the order said. "Removing this requirement also would help small broadcasters in particular by enabling them to cut unnecessary costs."