Cable, Broadcasters Crafting Compromise Election Notification Rules
The American Cable Association, NAB and NCTA are talking about a compromise position on FCC must-carry/retransmission consent election notifications procedures rules, an informed person told us Tuesday. Those talks have been productive and the parties believe they can come to…
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a solution that addresses what's an otherwise clunky system. Representatives of the three groups last week met with Media Bureau Chief Michelle Carey to discuss that possible compromise position, recounted a docket 17-317 posting Tuesday. The groups said the possible compromise would have stations retain their status from a previous election and would be required to send notice to a cable operator only if the stations desired to change their status. They said the broadcaster’s notice would be sent to an email address listed on a cable operator’s online public file or in the FCC Cable Operations and Licensing System. They said the default election provision would remain unchanged. The elections issue was part of the cable electronic notifications NPRM adopted in December (see 1712140054).