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FCC 0.61
Revised as of October 2, 2015
Goto Year:2014 |
2016
§ 0.61 Functions of the Bureau.
The Media Bureau develops, recommends and administers the policy and
licensing programs for the regulation of media, including cable television,
broadcast television and radio, and satellite services in the United States
and its territories. The Bureau advises and recommends to the Commission, or
acts for the Commission under delegated authority, in matters pertaining to
multichannel video programming distribution, broadcast radio and television,
direct broadcast satellite service policy, and associated matters. The
Bureau will, among other things:
(a) Process applications for authorization, assignment, transfer and renewal
of media services, including AM, FM, TV, the cable TV relay service, and
related services.
(b) Conduct rulemaking proceedings concerning the legal, engineering, and
economic aspects of media service.
(c) Conduct comprehensive studies and analyses concerning the legal,
engineering, and economic aspects of electronic media services.
(d) Administer and enforce rules and policies regarding equal employment
opportunity.
(e) Administer and enforce rules and policies regarding political
programming and related matters.
(f) Administer and enforce rules and policies regarding:
(1) Radio and television broadcast industry services;
(2) Cable television systems, operators, and services, including those
relating to rates, technical standards, customer service, ownership,
competition to cable systems, broadcast station signal retransmission and
carriage, program access, wiring equipment, channel leasing, and
federal-state/local regulatory relationships. This includes: acting, after
Commission assumption of jurisdiction to regulate cable television rates for
basic service and associated equipment, on cable operator requests for
approval of existing or increased rates; reviewing appeals of local
franchising authorities' rate making decisions involving rates for the basic
service tier and associated equipment, except when such appeals raise novel
or unusual issues; evaluating basic rate regulation certification requests
filed by cable system franchising authorities; periodically reviewing and,
when appropriate, revising standard forms used in administering: the
certification process for local franchising authorities wishing to regulate
rates, and the substantive rate regulation standards prescribed by the
Commission;
(3) Open video systems;
(4) Preemption of restrictions on devices designed for over-the-air
reception of television broadcast signals, multichannel multipoint
distribution service, and direct broadcast satellite services;
(5) The commercial availability of navigational devices;
(6) The accessibility of video programming to persons with disabilities;
(7) Program access and carriage;
(8) The Satellite Home Viewer Improvement Act; and
(9) Post-licensing for satellite consumer broadcast services (DBS, DTH and
DARS).
Note to paragraph (f): The Media Bureau's enforcement authority does not
include enforcement in those areas assigned to the Enforcement Bureau. See
47 CFR 0.111.
(g) Conduct rulemaking and policy proceedings regarding pole attachments.
(h) Process and act on all applications for authorization, petitions for
special relief, petitions to deny, waiver requests, requests for
certification, objections, complaints, and requests for declaratory rulings
and stays regarding the areas listed.
(i) Assist the Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau on issues involving
informal consumer complaints and other general inquiries by consumers.
(j) Exercise authority to issue non-hearing related subpoenas for the
attendance and testimony of witnesses and the production of books, papers,
correspondence, memoranda, schedules of charges, contracts, agreements, and
any other records deemed relevant to the investigation of matters within the
jurisdiction of the Media Bureau. Before issuing a subpoena, the Media
Bureau shall obtain the approval of the Office of General Counsel.
(k) Carry out the functions of the Commission under the Communications Act
of 1934, as amended, except as reserved to the Commission under § 0.283.
(l) To coordinate with the Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau on all
matters affecting public safety, homeland security, national security,
emergency management, disaster management, and related issues.
[ 67 FR 13217 , Mar. 21, 2002, as amended at 71 FR 69034 , Nov. 29, 2006]
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