FCC Web Documents citing 73.1910

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  • we deny the Shear Informal Objection. We also admonish the Licensee for its apparent willful and repeated violation of the public inspection file access requirements contained in Section 73.3527(c) of the Commission's Rules (the ``Rules''), and grant the Application. Background. VSI alleges that the Licensee has: (a) abandoned direct management of the Station; (b) violated the Fairness Doctrine and Section 73.1910 of the Rules by failing to provide reasonable opportunity for the discussion of conflicting points of view on issues of public importance; (c) failed to provide programming relating to community issues, offering no ``news-related programming;'' (d) failed to ``establish a consistent music programming base that administers to the full demographic community;'' (e) violated the Commission's Emergency Alert System (``EAS'') rules;
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  • Serving Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Memorandum Opinion and Order, 8 FCC Rcd 6400, 6401 (1993) (``Philadelphia Station License Renewals'') (citing Time-Life Broadcast, Inc., Memorandum Opinion and Order, 33 FCC 2d 1081, 1082 (1972), and Office of Communications of United Church of Christ v. FCC, 707 F.2d 1413 (D.C. Cir. 1983) (subsequent history omitted)). Philadelphia Station License Renewals at 6401. 47 C.F.R � 73.1910. Syracuse Peace Council, Memorandum Opinion and Order, 2 FCC Rcd 5043, 5052 (1987), aff'd sub nom. Syracuse Peace Council v. FCC, 867 F.2d 654 (D.C. Cir. 1989), cert. denied 493 U.S. 1019 (1990). In re Repeal or Modification of the Personal Attack and Political Editorial Rules, Order, 15 FCC Rcd 20697 (2000). Radio-Television News Directors Association v. FCC, 229 F.3d
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  • countervailing benefits. As a result, the FCC concluded that the doctrine was inconsistent with both the public interest and the First Amendment principles it was intended to promote.'' In 1989, the D.C. Circuit affirmed the FCC's conclusion that the fairness doctrine no longer served the public interest, without reaching the constitutional question. Thus, the Commission's broadcast rule, 47 C.F.R. � 73.1910, and the Commission's origination cablecast rule, 47 C.F.R. � 76.209, both referencing the defunct fairness doctrine, are without current legal effect and are deleted as obsolete. This Order also deletes cable rules that were corollaries to the defunct fairness doctrine, the personal attack and political editorial rules, 47 C.F.R. �� 76.1612 and 76.1613, respectively. The D.C. Circuit issued a writ
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  • you for having me here today, and I look forward to your questions. Telecommunications Act of 1996, Pub. L. 104-104, 110 Stat. 56 (1996). . 47 U.S.C. �160(a)(2). 47 U.S.C. �161(a)(2). 47 U.S.C. �161(b). Exec. Order No. 13,563, 76 Fed. Reg. 3821 (2011). President Barack Obama, Toward a 21st-Century Regulatory System, Wall St. J., Jan. 18, 2011. 47 C.F.R. � 73.1910 (broadcasting); 47 C.F.R. � 76.209 (``origination cablecasting''). Robbins, Aldona and Gary, What's the Most Potent Way to Stimulate the Economy?, Institute for Policy Innovation (Oct. 10, 2001). House, Christopher L. and Shapiro, Matthew D., Temporary Investment Tax Incentives: Theory with Evidence from Bonus Depreciation, Am. Economic Rev. (2008). � 2 7 v w � U��@�F�@w ` z ` z `
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  • want to broadcast than there are frequencies to allocate, it is idle to posit an unabridgeable First Amendment right to broadcast comparable to the right of every individual to speak, write, or publish." Red Lion Broadcasting Co. v. FCC, 395 U.S. 367, 388 (1969). 11 Red Lion Broadcasting Co. v. FCC, 395 U.S. 367, 390 (1969). 12 Inquiry into Section 73.1910 of the Commission's Rules and Regulations Concerning the General Fairness Doctrine Obligations of Broadcast Licensees, Report, 102 FCC 2d 145, 170 (1987) (Fairness Doctrine Report 1987). 13 Fairness Doctrine Report 1987, FCC 77-643, 102 FCC 2d at 171. For other examples of such chilling, see id. at 169-188, passim. 14 Repeal or Modification of the Personal Attack and Political Editorial
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  • the equal time doctrine: ``once a candidate is permitted to use the station, the station must provide other candidates `with equal time at an equal rate, at a comparable hour of the day, and with a similar format for presentation'''), quoting Kennedy for President Comm. v. FCC, 636 F.2d 432, 437 n. 33 (D.C. Cir. 1980). See 47 C.F.R. � 73.1910. See also 47 U.S.C. � 315(a) (broadcasters' obligation ``to afford reasonable opportunity to for the discussion of conflicting views on issues of public importance.''). The Commission ceased enforcement of the fairness doctrine (in contradistinction to the equal time doctrine) in 1987 after determining that such enforcement no longer served the public interest. See Syracuse Peace Council v. FCC, 2 FCC
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  • most recent statement regarding spectrum scarcity, the Supreme Court noted the "scarcity of available frequencies [for the broadcast medium] at its inception," Reno v. American Civil Liberties Union, 117 S.Ct. 2329, 2342 (1997) (emphasis added), seeming to distinguish between past and present scarcity. 3. In the mid to late 1980s, the Commission undertook this very inquiry. See Inquiry Into Section 73.1910 of the Commission's Rules and Regulations Concerning Alternatives to the General Fairness Doctrine Obligations of Broadcast Licensees, 102 FCC 2d 145 (1985) ("1985 Fairness Report); In Re Complaint of Syracuse Peace Council, 2 FCC Rcd 5043 (1987). The Commission concluded that "our comprehensive study of the telecommunications market in the 1985 Fairness Report has convinced us that [the spectrum scarcity]
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  • its most recent statement regarding spectrum scarcity, the Supreme Court noted the "scarcity of available frequencies [for the broadcast medium] at its inception," Reno v. American Civil Liberties Union, 117 S.Ct. 2329, 2342 (1997) (emphasis added), seeming to distinguish between past and present scarcity. 3In the mid to late 1980s, the Commission undertook this very inquiry. See Inquiry Into Section 73.1910 of the Commission's Rules and Regulations Concerning Alternatives to the General Fairness Doctrine Obligations of Broadcast Licensees, 102 FCC 2d 145 (1985) ("1985 Fairness Report); In Re Complaint of Syracuse Peace Council, 2 FCC Rcd 5043 (1987). The Commission concluded that "our comprehensive study of the telecommunications market in the 1985 Fairness Report has convinced us that [the spectrum scarcity]
• http://transition.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/audio/amfmrule.html
  • [558]TEXT [559]PDF 73.1735 AM station operation pre-sunrise and post-sunset. [560]TEXT [561]PDF 73.1740 Minimum operating schedule. [562]TEXT [563]PDF 73.1745 Unauthorized operation. [564]TEXT [565]PDF 73.1750 Discontinuance of operation. [566]TEXT [567]PDF 73.1800 General requirements related to the station log. [568]TEXT [569]PDF 73.1820 Station log. [570]TEXT [571]PDF 73.1835 Special technical records. [572]TEXT [573]PDF 73.1840 Retention of logs. [574]TEXT [575]PDF 73.1870 Chief operators. [576]TEXT [577]PDF 73.1910 Fairness Doctrine. [578]TEXT [579]PDF 73.1940 Legally qualified candidates for public office. [580]TEXT [581]PDF 73.1941 Equal opportunities. [582]TEXT [583]PDF 73.1942 Candidate rates. [584]TEXT [585]PDF 73.1943 Political file. [586]TEXT [587]PDF 73.1944 Reasonable access. [588]TEXT [589]PDF 73.2080 Equal employment opportunities (EEO). [ [590]Media Bureau's EEO Page ] [591]TEXT [592]PDF 73.3500 Application and report forms. [593]TEXT [594]PDF 73.3511 Applications required. [595]TEXT [596]PDF 73.3512 Where
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  • [558]TEXT [559]PDF 73.1735 AM station operation pre-sunrise and post-sunset. [560]TEXT [561]PDF 73.1740 Minimum operating schedule. [562]TEXT [563]PDF 73.1745 Unauthorized operation. [564]TEXT [565]PDF 73.1750 Discontinuance of operation. [566]TEXT [567]PDF 73.1800 General requirements related to the station log. [568]TEXT [569]PDF 73.1820 Station log. [570]TEXT [571]PDF 73.1835 Special technical records. [572]TEXT [573]PDF 73.1840 Retention of logs. [574]TEXT [575]PDF 73.1870 Chief operators. [576]TEXT [577]PDF 73.1910 Fairness Doctrine. [578]TEXT [579]PDF 73.1940 Legally qualified candidates for public office. [580]TEXT [581]PDF 73.1941 Equal opportunities. [582]TEXT [583]PDF 73.1942 Candidate rates. [584]TEXT [585]PDF 73.1943 Political file. [586]TEXT [587]PDF 73.1944 Reasonable access. [588]TEXT [589]PDF 73.2080 Equal employment opportunities (EEO). [ [590]Media Bureau's EEO Page ] [591]TEXT [592]PDF 73.3500 Application and report forms. [593]TEXT [594]PDF 73.3511 Applications required. [595]TEXT [596]PDF 73.3512 Where
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  • most recent statement regarding spectrum scarcity, the Supreme Court noted the "scarcity of available frequencies [for the broadcast medium] at its inception," Reno v. American Civil Liberties Union, 117 S.Ct. 2329, 2342 (1997) (emphasis added), seeming to distinguish between past and present scarcity. 3. In the mid to late 1980s, the Commission undertook this very inquiry. See Inquiry Into Section 73.1910 of the Commission's Rules and Regulations Concerning Alternatives to the General Fairness Doctrine Obligations of Broadcast Licensees, 102 FCC 2d 145 (1985) ("1985 Fairness Report); In Re Complaint of Syracuse Peace Council, 2 FCC Rcd 5043 (1987). The Commission concluded that "our comprehensive study of the telecommunications market in the 1985 Fairness Report has convinced us that [the spectrum scarcity]
• http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Mass_Media/Notices/1998/fcc98037.pdf http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Mass_Media/Notices/1998/fcc98037.txt http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Mass_Media/Notices/1998/fcc98037.wp
  • its most recent statement regarding spectrum scarcity, the Supreme Court noted the "scarcity of available frequencies [for the broadcast medium] at its inception," Reno v. American Civil Liberties Union, 117 S.Ct. 2329, 2342 (1997) (emphasis added), seeming to distinguish between past and present scarcity. 3In the mid to late 1980s, the Commission undertook this very inquiry. See Inquiry Into Section 73.1910 of the Commission's Rules and Regulations Concerning Alternatives to the General Fairness Doctrine Obligations of Broadcast Licensees, 102 FCC 2d 145 (1985) ("1985 Fairness Report); In Re Complaint of Syracuse Peace Council, 2 FCC Rcd 5043 (1987). The Commission concluded that "our comprehensive study of the telecommunications market in the 1985 Fairness Report has convinced us that [the spectrum scarcity]
• http://www.fcc.gov/Speeches/Furchtgott_Roth/Statements/sthfr810.html http://www.fcc.gov/Speeches/Furchtgott_Roth/Statements/sthfr810.txt http://www.fcc.gov/Speeches/Furchtgott_Roth/Statements/sthfr810.wp
  • most recent statement regarding spectrum scarcity, the Supreme Court noted the "scarcity of available frequencies [for the broadcast medium] at its inception," Reno v. American Civil Liberties Union, 117 S.Ct. 2329, 2342 (1997) (emphasis added), seeming to distinguish between past and present scarcity. 3. In the mid to late 1980s, the Commission undertook this very inquiry. See Inquiry Into Section 73.1910 of the Commission's Rules and Regulations Concerning Alternatives to the General Fairness Doctrine Obligations of Broadcast Licensees, 102 FCC 2d 145 (1985) ("1985 Fairness Report); In Re Complaint of Syracuse Peace Council, 2 FCC Rcd 5043 (1987). The Commission concluded that "our comprehensive study of the telecommunications market in the 1985 Fairness Report has convinced us that [the spectrum scarcity]
• http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/audio/DA-07-1249A1.doc http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/audio/DA-07-1249A1.pdf
  • we deny the Shear Informal Objection. We also admonish the Licensee for its apparent willful and repeated violation of the public inspection file access requirements contained in Section 73.3527(c) of the Commission's Rules (the ``Rules''), and grant the Application. Background. VSI alleges that the Licensee has: (a) abandoned direct management of the Station; (b) violated the Fairness Doctrine and Section 73.1910 of the Rules by failing to provide reasonable opportunity for the discussion of conflicting points of view on issues of public importance; (c) failed to provide programming relating to community issues, offering no ``news-related programming;'' (d) failed to ``establish a consistent music programming base that administers to the full demographic community;'' (e) violated the Commission's Emergency Alert System (``EAS'') rules;
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  • Serving Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Memorandum Opinion and Order, 8 FCC Rcd 6400, 6401 (1993) (``Philadelphia Station License Renewals'') (citing Time-Life Broadcast, Inc., Memorandum Opinion and Order, 33 FCC 2d 1081, 1082 (1972), and Office of Communications of United Church of Christ v. FCC, 707 F.2d 1413 (D.C. Cir. 1983) (subsequent history omitted)). Philadelphia Station License Renewals at 6401. 47 C.F.R � 73.1910. Syracuse Peace Council, Memorandum Opinion and Order, 2 FCC Rcd 5043, 5052 (1987), aff'd sub nom. Syracuse Peace Council v. FCC, 867 F.2d 654 (D.C. Cir. 1989), cert. denied 493 U.S. 1019 (1990). In re Repeal or Modification of the Personal Attack and Political Editorial Rules, Order, 15 FCC Rcd 20697 (2000). Radio-Television News Directors Association v. FCC, 229 F.3d
• http://www.fcc.gov/mb/audio/bickel/amfmrule.html
  • [558]TEXT [559]PDF 73.1735 AM station operation pre-sunrise and post-sunset. [560]TEXT [561]PDF 73.1740 Minimum operating schedule. [562]TEXT [563]PDF 73.1745 Unauthorized operation. [564]TEXT [565]PDF 73.1750 Discontinuance of operation. [566]TEXT [567]PDF 73.1800 General requirements related to the station log. [568]TEXT [569]PDF 73.1820 Station log. [570]TEXT [571]PDF 73.1835 Special technical records. [572]TEXT [573]PDF 73.1840 Retention of logs. [574]TEXT [575]PDF 73.1870 Chief operators. [576]TEXT [577]PDF 73.1910 Fairness Doctrine. [578]TEXT [579]PDF 73.1940 Legally qualified candidates for public office. [580]TEXT [581]PDF 73.1941 Equal opportunities. [582]TEXT [583]PDF 73.1942 Candidate rates. [584]TEXT [585]PDF 73.1943 Political file. [586]TEXT [587]PDF 73.1944 Reasonable access. [588]TEXT [589]PDF 73.2080 Equal employment opportunities (EEO). [ [590]Media Bureau's EEO Page ] [591]TEXT [592]PDF 73.3500 Application and report forms. [593]TEXT [594]PDF 73.3511 Applications required. [595]TEXT [596]PDF 73.3512 Where
• http://www.fcc.gov/mb/audio/includes/63-amfmrule.htm
  • [510]TEXT [511]PDF 73.1735 AM station operation pre-sunrise and post-sunset. [512]TEXT [513]PDF 73.1740 Minimum operating schedule. [514]TEXT [515]PDF 73.1745 Unauthorized operation. [516]TEXT [517]PDF 73.1750 Discontinuance of operation. [518]TEXT [519]PDF 73.1800 General requirements related to the station log. [520]TEXT [521]PDF 73.1820 Station log. [522]TEXT [523]PDF 73.1835 Special technical records. [524]TEXT [525]PDF 73.1840 Retention of logs. [526]TEXT [527]PDF 73.1870 Chief operators. [528]TEXT [529]PDF 73.1910 Fairness Doctrine. [530]TEXT [531]PDF 73.1940 Legally qualified candidates for public office. [532]TEXT [533]PDF 73.1941 Equal opportunities. [534]TEXT [535]PDF 73.1942 Candidate rates. [536]TEXT [537]PDF 73.1943 Political file. [538]TEXT [539]PDF 73.1944 Reasonable access. [540]TEXT [541]PDF 73.2080 Equal employment opportunities (EEO). [ [542]Media Bureau's EEO Page ] [543]TEXT [544]PDF 73.3500 Application and report forms. [545]TEXT [546]PDF 73.3511 Applications required. [547]TEXT [548]PDF 73.3512 Where
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  • we deny the Shear Informal Objection. We also admonish the Licensee for its apparent willful and repeated violation of the public inspection file access requirements contained in Section 73.3527(c) of the Commission's Rules (the ``Rules''), and grant the Application. Background. VSI alleges that the Licensee has: (a) abandoned direct management of the Station; (b) violated the Fairness Doctrine and Section 73.1910 of the Rules by failing to provide reasonable opportunity for the discussion of conflicting points of view on issues of public importance; (c) failed to provide programming relating to community issues, offering no ``news-related programming;'' (d) failed to ``establish a consistent music programming base that administers to the full demographic community;'' (e) violated the Commission's Emergency Alert System (``EAS'') rules;
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  • Serving Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Memorandum Opinion and Order, 8 FCC Rcd 6400, 6401 (1993) (``Philadelphia Station License Renewals'') (citing Time-Life Broadcast, Inc., Memorandum Opinion and Order, 33 FCC 2d 1081, 1082 (1972), and Office of Communications of United Church of Christ v. FCC, 707 F.2d 1413 (D.C. Cir. 1983) (subsequent history omitted)). Philadelphia Station License Renewals at 6401. 47 C.F.R � 73.1910. Syracuse Peace Council, Memorandum Opinion and Order, 2 FCC Rcd 5043, 5052 (1987), aff'd sub nom. Syracuse Peace Council v. FCC, 867 F.2d 654 (D.C. Cir. 1989), cert. denied 493 U.S. 1019 (1990). In re Repeal or Modification of the Personal Attack and Political Editorial Rules, Order, 15 FCC Rcd 20697 (2000). Radio-Television News Directors Association v. FCC, 229 F.3d
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  • countervailing benefits. As a result, the FCC concluded that the doctrine was inconsistent with both the public interest and the First Amendment principles it was intended to promote.'' In 1989, the D.C. Circuit affirmed the FCC's conclusion that the fairness doctrine no longer served the public interest, without reaching the constitutional question. Thus, the Commission's broadcast rule, 47 C.F.R. � 73.1910, and the Commission's origination cablecast rule, 47 C.F.R. � 76.209, both referencing the defunct fairness doctrine, are without current legal effect and are deleted as obsolete. This Order also deletes cable rules that were corollaries to the defunct fairness doctrine, the personal attack and political editorial rules, 47 C.F.R. �� 76.1612 and 76.1613, respectively. The D.C. Circuit issued a writ
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  • you for having me here today, and I look forward to your questions. Telecommunications Act of 1996, Pub. L. 104-104, 110 Stat. 56 (1996). . 47 U.S.C. �160(a)(2). 47 U.S.C. �161(a)(2). 47 U.S.C. �161(b). Exec. Order No. 13,563, 76 Fed. Reg. 3821 (2011). President Barack Obama, Toward a 21st-Century Regulatory System, Wall St. J., Jan. 18, 2011. 47 C.F.R. � 73.1910 (broadcasting); 47 C.F.R. � 76.209 (``origination cablecasting''). Robbins, Aldona and Gary, What's the Most Potent Way to Stimulate the Economy?, Institute for Policy Innovation (Oct. 10, 2001). House, Christopher L. and Shapiro, Matthew D., Temporary Investment Tax Incentives: Theory with Evidence from Bonus Depreciation, Am. Economic Rev. (2008). � 2 7 v w � U��@�F�@w ` z ` z `
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  • want to broadcast than there are frequencies to allocate, it is idle to posit an unabridgeable First Amendment right to broadcast comparable to the right of every individual to speak, write, or publish." Red Lion Broadcasting Co. v. FCC, 395 U.S. 367, 388 (1969). 11 Red Lion Broadcasting Co. v. FCC, 395 U.S. 367, 390 (1969). 12 Inquiry into Section 73.1910 of the Commission's Rules and Regulations Concerning the General Fairness Doctrine Obligations of Broadcast Licens- ees, Report, 102 FCC 2d 145, 170 (1987) (Fairness Doctrine Report 1987). 13 Fairness Doctrine Report 1987, FCC 77-643, 102 FCC 2d at 171. For other examples of such chilling, see id. at 169�188, passim. 14 Repeal or Modification of the Personal Attack and Political
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  • the equal time doctrine: ``once a candidate is permitted to use the station, the station must provide other candidates `with equal time at an equal rate, at a comparable hour of the day, and with a similar format for presentation'''), quoting Kennedy for President Comm. v. FCC, 636 F.2d 432, 437 n. 33 (D.C. Cir. 1980). See 47 C.F.R. � 73.1910. See also 47 U.S.C. � 315(a) (broadcasters' obligation ``to afford reasonable opportunity to for the discussion of conflicting views on issues of public importance.''). The Commission ceased enforcement of the fairness doctrine (in contradistinction to the equal time doctrine) in 1987 after determining that such enforcement no longer served the public interest. See Syracuse Peace Council v. FCC, 2 FCC
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  • most recent statement regarding spectrum scarcity, the Supreme Court noted the "scarcity of available frequencies [for the broadcast medium] at its inception," Reno v. American Civil Liberties Union, 117 S.Ct. 2329, 2342 (1997) (emphasis added), seeming to distinguish between past and present scarcity. 3. In the mid to late 1980s, the Commission undertook this very inquiry. See Inquiry Into Section 73.1910 of the Commission's Rules and Regulations Concerning Alternatives to the General Fairness Doctrine Obligations of Broadcast Licensees, 102 FCC 2d 145 (1985) ("1985 Fairness Report); In Re Complaint of Syracuse Peace Council, 2 FCC Rcd 5043 (1987). The Commission concluded that "our comprehensive study of the telecommunications market in the 1985 Fairness Report has convinced us that [the spectrum scarcity]
• http://transition.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Mass_Media/Notices/1998/fcc98037.pdf http://transition.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Mass_Media/Notices/1998/fcc98037.txt http://transition.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Mass_Media/Notices/1998/fcc98037.wp
  • its most recent statement regarding spectrum scarcity, the Supreme Court noted the "scarcity of available frequencies [for the broadcast medium] at its inception," Reno v. American Civil Liberties Union, 117 S.Ct. 2329, 2342 (1997) (emphasis added), seeming to distinguish between past and present scarcity. 3In the mid to late 1980s, the Commission undertook this very inquiry. See Inquiry Into Section 73.1910 of the Commission's Rules and Regulations Concerning Alternatives to the General Fairness Doctrine Obligations of Broadcast Licensees, 102 FCC 2d 145 (1985) ("1985 Fairness Report); In Re Complaint of Syracuse Peace Council, 2 FCC Rcd 5043 (1987). The Commission concluded that "our comprehensive study of the telecommunications market in the 1985 Fairness Report has convinced us that [the spectrum scarcity]
• http://transition.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/audio/DA-07-1249A1.doc http://transition.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/audio/DA-07-1249A1.pdf
  • we deny the Shear Informal Objection. We also admonish the Licensee for its apparent willful and repeated violation of the public inspection file access requirements contained in Section 73.3527(c) of the Commission's Rules (the ``Rules''), and grant the Application. Background. VSI alleges that the Licensee has: (a) abandoned direct management of the Station; (b) violated the Fairness Doctrine and Section 73.1910 of the Rules by failing to provide reasonable opportunity for the discussion of conflicting points of view on issues of public importance; (c) failed to provide programming relating to community issues, offering no ``news-related programming;'' (d) failed to ``establish a consistent music programming base that administers to the full demographic community;'' (e) violated the Commission's Emergency Alert System (``EAS'') rules;
• http://transition.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/audio/DA-07-4926A1.doc http://transition.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/audio/DA-07-4926A1.pdf
  • Serving Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Memorandum Opinion and Order, 8 FCC Rcd 6400, 6401 (1993) (``Philadelphia Station License Renewals'') (citing Time-Life Broadcast, Inc., Memorandum Opinion and Order, 33 FCC 2d 1081, 1082 (1972), and Office of Communications of United Church of Christ v. FCC, 707 F.2d 1413 (D.C. Cir. 1983) (subsequent history omitted)). Philadelphia Station License Renewals at 6401. 47 C.F.R � 73.1910. Syracuse Peace Council, Memorandum Opinion and Order, 2 FCC Rcd 5043, 5052 (1987), aff'd sub nom. Syracuse Peace Council v. FCC, 867 F.2d 654 (D.C. Cir. 1989), cert. denied 493 U.S. 1019 (1990). In re Repeal or Modification of the Personal Attack and Political Editorial Rules, Order, 15 FCC Rcd 20697 (2000). Radio-Television News Directors Association v. FCC, 229 F.3d
• http://transition.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/audio/amfmrule.html
  • [558]TEXT [559]PDF 73.1735 AM station operation pre-sunrise and post-sunset. [560]TEXT [561]PDF 73.1740 Minimum operating schedule. [562]TEXT [563]PDF 73.1745 Unauthorized operation. [564]TEXT [565]PDF 73.1750 Discontinuance of operation. [566]TEXT [567]PDF 73.1800 General requirements related to the station log. [568]TEXT [569]PDF 73.1820 Station log. [570]TEXT [571]PDF 73.1835 Special technical records. [572]TEXT [573]PDF 73.1840 Retention of logs. [574]TEXT [575]PDF 73.1870 Chief operators. [576]TEXT [577]PDF 73.1910 Fairness Doctrine. [578]TEXT [579]PDF 73.1940 Legally qualified candidates for public office. [580]TEXT [581]PDF 73.1941 Equal opportunities. [582]TEXT [583]PDF 73.1942 Candidate rates. [584]TEXT [585]PDF 73.1943 Political file. [586]TEXT [587]PDF 73.1944 Reasonable access. [588]TEXT [589]PDF 73.2080 Equal employment opportunities (EEO). [ [590]Media Bureau's EEO Page ] [591]TEXT [592]PDF 73.3500 Application and report forms. [593]TEXT [594]PDF 73.3511 Applications required. [595]TEXT [596]PDF 73.3512 Where
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  • [558]TEXT [559]PDF 73.1735 AM station operation pre-sunrise and post-sunset. [560]TEXT [561]PDF 73.1740 Minimum operating schedule. [562]TEXT [563]PDF 73.1745 Unauthorized operation. [564]TEXT [565]PDF 73.1750 Discontinuance of operation. [566]TEXT [567]PDF 73.1800 General requirements related to the station log. [568]TEXT [569]PDF 73.1820 Station log. [570]TEXT [571]PDF 73.1835 Special technical records. [572]TEXT [573]PDF 73.1840 Retention of logs. [574]TEXT [575]PDF 73.1870 Chief operators. [576]TEXT [577]PDF 73.1910 Fairness Doctrine. [578]TEXT [579]PDF 73.1940 Legally qualified candidates for public office. [580]TEXT [581]PDF 73.1941 Equal opportunities. [582]TEXT [583]PDF 73.1942 Candidate rates. [584]TEXT [585]PDF 73.1943 Political file. [586]TEXT [587]PDF 73.1944 Reasonable access. [588]TEXT [589]PDF 73.2080 Equal employment opportunities (EEO). [ [590]Media Bureau's EEO Page ] [591]TEXT [592]PDF 73.3500 Application and report forms. [593]TEXT [594]PDF 73.3511 Applications required. [595]TEXT [596]PDF 73.3512 Where
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  • most recent statement regarding spectrum scarcity, the Supreme Court noted the "scarcity of available frequencies [for the broadcast medium] at its inception," Reno v. American Civil Liberties Union, 117 S.Ct. 2329, 2342 (1997) (emphasis added), seeming to distinguish between past and present scarcity. 3. In the mid to late 1980s, the Commission undertook this very inquiry. See Inquiry Into Section 73.1910 of the Commission's Rules and Regulations Concerning Alternatives to the General Fairness Doctrine Obligations of Broadcast Licensees, 102 FCC 2d 145 (1985) ("1985 Fairness Report); In Re Complaint of Syracuse Peace Council, 2 FCC Rcd 5043 (1987). The Commission concluded that "our comprehensive study of the telecommunications market in the 1985 Fairness Report has convinced us that [the spectrum scarcity]
• http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Mass_Media/Notices/1998/fcc98037.pdf http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Mass_Media/Notices/1998/fcc98037.txt http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Mass_Media/Notices/1998/fcc98037.wp
  • its most recent statement regarding spectrum scarcity, the Supreme Court noted the "scarcity of available frequencies [for the broadcast medium] at its inception," Reno v. American Civil Liberties Union, 117 S.Ct. 2329, 2342 (1997) (emphasis added), seeming to distinguish between past and present scarcity. 3In the mid to late 1980s, the Commission undertook this very inquiry. See Inquiry Into Section 73.1910 of the Commission's Rules and Regulations Concerning Alternatives to the General Fairness Doctrine Obligations of Broadcast Licensees, 102 FCC 2d 145 (1985) ("1985 Fairness Report); In Re Complaint of Syracuse Peace Council, 2 FCC Rcd 5043 (1987). The Commission concluded that "our comprehensive study of the telecommunications market in the 1985 Fairness Report has convinced us that [the spectrum scarcity]
• http://www.fcc.gov/Speeches/Furchtgott_Roth/Statements/sthfr810.html http://www.fcc.gov/Speeches/Furchtgott_Roth/Statements/sthfr810.txt http://www.fcc.gov/Speeches/Furchtgott_Roth/Statements/sthfr810.wp
  • most recent statement regarding spectrum scarcity, the Supreme Court noted the "scarcity of available frequencies [for the broadcast medium] at its inception," Reno v. American Civil Liberties Union, 117 S.Ct. 2329, 2342 (1997) (emphasis added), seeming to distinguish between past and present scarcity. 3. In the mid to late 1980s, the Commission undertook this very inquiry. See Inquiry Into Section 73.1910 of the Commission's Rules and Regulations Concerning Alternatives to the General Fairness Doctrine Obligations of Broadcast Licensees, 102 FCC 2d 145 (1985) ("1985 Fairness Report); In Re Complaint of Syracuse Peace Council, 2 FCC Rcd 5043 (1987). The Commission concluded that "our comprehensive study of the telecommunications market in the 1985 Fairness Report has convinced us that [the spectrum scarcity]
• http://www.fcc.gov/mb/audio/bickel/amfmrule.html
  • [558]TEXT [559]PDF 73.1735 AM station operation pre-sunrise and post-sunset. [560]TEXT [561]PDF 73.1740 Minimum operating schedule. [562]TEXT [563]PDF 73.1745 Unauthorized operation. [564]TEXT [565]PDF 73.1750 Discontinuance of operation. [566]TEXT [567]PDF 73.1800 General requirements related to the station log. [568]TEXT [569]PDF 73.1820 Station log. [570]TEXT [571]PDF 73.1835 Special technical records. [572]TEXT [573]PDF 73.1840 Retention of logs. [574]TEXT [575]PDF 73.1870 Chief operators. [576]TEXT [577]PDF 73.1910 Fairness Doctrine. [578]TEXT [579]PDF 73.1940 Legally qualified candidates for public office. [580]TEXT [581]PDF 73.1941 Equal opportunities. [582]TEXT [583]PDF 73.1942 Candidate rates. [584]TEXT [585]PDF 73.1943 Political file. [586]TEXT [587]PDF 73.1944 Reasonable access. [588]TEXT [589]PDF 73.2080 Equal employment opportunities (EEO). [ [590]Media Bureau's EEO Page ] [591]TEXT [592]PDF 73.3500 Application and report forms. [593]TEXT [594]PDF 73.3511 Applications required. [595]TEXT [596]PDF 73.3512 Where
• http://www.fcc.gov/mb/audio/includes/63-amfmrule.htm
  • [510]TEXT [511]PDF 73.1735 AM station operation pre-sunrise and post-sunset. [512]TEXT [513]PDF 73.1740 Minimum operating schedule. [514]TEXT [515]PDF 73.1745 Unauthorized operation. [516]TEXT [517]PDF 73.1750 Discontinuance of operation. [518]TEXT [519]PDF 73.1800 General requirements related to the station log. [520]TEXT [521]PDF 73.1820 Station log. [522]TEXT [523]PDF 73.1835 Special technical records. [524]TEXT [525]PDF 73.1840 Retention of logs. [526]TEXT [527]PDF 73.1870 Chief operators. [528]TEXT [529]PDF 73.1910 Fairness Doctrine. [530]TEXT [531]PDF 73.1940 Legally qualified candidates for public office. [532]TEXT [533]PDF 73.1941 Equal opportunities. [534]TEXT [535]PDF 73.1942 Candidate rates. [536]TEXT [537]PDF 73.1943 Political file. [538]TEXT [539]PDF 73.1944 Reasonable access. [540]TEXT [541]PDF 73.2080 Equal employment opportunities (EEO). [ [542]Media Bureau's EEO Page ] [543]TEXT [544]PDF 73.3500 Application and report forms. [545]TEXT [546]PDF 73.3511 Applications required. [547]TEXT [548]PDF 73.3512 Where
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  • we deny the Shear Informal Objection. We also admonish the Licensee for its apparent willful and repeated violation of the public inspection file access requirements contained in Section 73.3527(c) of the Commission's Rules (the ``Rules''), and grant the Application. Background. VSI alleges that the Licensee has: (a) abandoned direct management of the Station; (b) violated the Fairness Doctrine and Section 73.1910 of the Rules by failing to provide reasonable opportunity for the discussion of conflicting points of view on issues of public importance; (c) failed to provide programming relating to community issues, offering no ``news-related programming;'' (d) failed to ``establish a consistent music programming base that administers to the full demographic community;'' (e) violated the Commission's Emergency Alert System (``EAS'') rules;
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  • Serving Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Memorandum Opinion and Order, 8 FCC Rcd 6400, 6401 (1993) (``Philadelphia Station License Renewals'') (citing Time-Life Broadcast, Inc., Memorandum Opinion and Order, 33 FCC 2d 1081, 1082 (1972), and Office of Communications of United Church of Christ v. FCC, 707 F.2d 1413 (D.C. Cir. 1983) (subsequent history omitted)). Philadelphia Station License Renewals at 6401. 47 C.F.R � 73.1910. Syracuse Peace Council, Memorandum Opinion and Order, 2 FCC Rcd 5043, 5052 (1987), aff'd sub nom. Syracuse Peace Council v. FCC, 867 F.2d 654 (D.C. Cir. 1989), cert. denied 493 U.S. 1019 (1990). In re Repeal or Modification of the Personal Attack and Political Editorial Rules, Order, 15 FCC Rcd 20697 (2000). Radio-Television News Directors Association v. FCC, 229 F.3d
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  • countervailing benefits. As a result, the FCC concluded that the doctrine was inconsistent with both the public interest and the First Amendment principles it was intended to promote.'' In 1989, the D.C. Circuit affirmed the FCC's conclusion that the fairness doctrine no longer served the public interest, without reaching the constitutional question. Thus, the Commission's broadcast rule, 47 C.F.R. � 73.1910, and the Commission's origination cablecast rule, 47 C.F.R. � 76.209, both referencing the defunct fairness doctrine, are without current legal effect and are deleted as obsolete. This Order also deletes cable rules that were corollaries to the defunct fairness doctrine, the personal attack and political editorial rules, 47 C.F.R. �� 76.1612 and 76.1613, respectively. The D.C. Circuit issued a writ
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  • you for having me here today, and I look forward to your questions. Telecommunications Act of 1996, Pub. L. 104-104, 110 Stat. 56 (1996). . 47 U.S.C. �160(a)(2). 47 U.S.C. �161(a)(2). 47 U.S.C. �161(b). Exec. Order No. 13,563, 76 Fed. Reg. 3821 (2011). President Barack Obama, Toward a 21st-Century Regulatory System, Wall St. J., Jan. 18, 2011. 47 C.F.R. � 73.1910 (broadcasting); 47 C.F.R. � 76.209 (``origination cablecasting''). Robbins, Aldona and Gary, What's the Most Potent Way to Stimulate the Economy?, Institute for Policy Innovation (Oct. 10, 2001). House, Christopher L. and Shapiro, Matthew D., Temporary Investment Tax Incentives: Theory with Evidence from Bonus Depreciation, Am. Economic Rev. (2008). � 2 7 v w � U��@�F�@w ` z ` z `
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  • want to broadcast than there are frequencies to allocate, it is idle to posit an unabridgeable First Amendment right to broadcast comparable to the right of every individual to speak, write, or publish." Red Lion Broadcasting Co. v. FCC, 395 U.S. 367, 388 (1969). 11 Red Lion Broadcasting Co. v. FCC, 395 U.S. 367, 390 (1969). 12 Inquiry into Section 73.1910 of the Commission's Rules and Regulations Concerning the General Fairness Doctrine Obligations of Broadcast Licens- ees, Report, 102 FCC 2d 145, 170 (1987) (Fairness Doctrine Report 1987). 13 Fairness Doctrine Report 1987, FCC 77-643, 102 FCC 2d at 171. For other examples of such chilling, see id. at 169�188, passim. 14 Repeal or Modification of the Personal Attack and Political
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  • the equal time doctrine: ``once a candidate is permitted to use the station, the station must provide other candidates `with equal time at an equal rate, at a comparable hour of the day, and with a similar format for presentation'''), quoting Kennedy for President Comm. v. FCC, 636 F.2d 432, 437 n. 33 (D.C. Cir. 1980). See 47 C.F.R. � 73.1910. See also 47 U.S.C. � 315(a) (broadcasters' obligation ``to afford reasonable opportunity to for the discussion of conflicting views on issues of public importance.''). The Commission ceased enforcement of the fairness doctrine (in contradistinction to the equal time doctrine) in 1987 after determining that such enforcement no longer served the public interest. See Syracuse Peace Council v. FCC, 2 FCC
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  • most recent statement regarding spectrum scarcity, the Supreme Court noted the "scarcity of available frequencies [for the broadcast medium] at its inception," Reno v. American Civil Liberties Union, 117 S.Ct. 2329, 2342 (1997) (emphasis added), seeming to distinguish between past and present scarcity. 3. In the mid to late 1980s, the Commission undertook this very inquiry. See Inquiry Into Section 73.1910 of the Commission's Rules and Regulations Concerning Alternatives to the General Fairness Doctrine Obligations of Broadcast Licensees, 102 FCC 2d 145 (1985) ("1985 Fairness Report); In Re Complaint of Syracuse Peace Council, 2 FCC Rcd 5043 (1987). The Commission concluded that "our comprehensive study of the telecommunications market in the 1985 Fairness Report has convinced us that [the spectrum scarcity]
• http://transition.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Mass_Media/Notices/1998/fcc98037.pdf http://transition.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Mass_Media/Notices/1998/fcc98037.txt http://transition.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Mass_Media/Notices/1998/fcc98037.wp
  • its most recent statement regarding spectrum scarcity, the Supreme Court noted the "scarcity of available frequencies [for the broadcast medium] at its inception," Reno v. American Civil Liberties Union, 117 S.Ct. 2329, 2342 (1997) (emphasis added), seeming to distinguish between past and present scarcity. 3In the mid to late 1980s, the Commission undertook this very inquiry. See Inquiry Into Section 73.1910 of the Commission's Rules and Regulations Concerning Alternatives to the General Fairness Doctrine Obligations of Broadcast Licensees, 102 FCC 2d 145 (1985) ("1985 Fairness Report); In Re Complaint of Syracuse Peace Council, 2 FCC Rcd 5043 (1987). The Commission concluded that "our comprehensive study of the telecommunications market in the 1985 Fairness Report has convinced us that [the spectrum scarcity]
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  • we deny the Shear Informal Objection. We also admonish the Licensee for its apparent willful and repeated violation of the public inspection file access requirements contained in Section 73.3527(c) of the Commission's Rules (the ``Rules''), and grant the Application. Background. VSI alleges that the Licensee has: (a) abandoned direct management of the Station; (b) violated the Fairness Doctrine and Section 73.1910 of the Rules by failing to provide reasonable opportunity for the discussion of conflicting points of view on issues of public importance; (c) failed to provide programming relating to community issues, offering no ``news-related programming;'' (d) failed to ``establish a consistent music programming base that administers to the full demographic community;'' (e) violated the Commission's Emergency Alert System (``EAS'') rules;
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  • Serving Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Memorandum Opinion and Order, 8 FCC Rcd 6400, 6401 (1993) (``Philadelphia Station License Renewals'') (citing Time-Life Broadcast, Inc., Memorandum Opinion and Order, 33 FCC 2d 1081, 1082 (1972), and Office of Communications of United Church of Christ v. FCC, 707 F.2d 1413 (D.C. Cir. 1983) (subsequent history omitted)). Philadelphia Station License Renewals at 6401. 47 C.F.R � 73.1910. Syracuse Peace Council, Memorandum Opinion and Order, 2 FCC Rcd 5043, 5052 (1987), aff'd sub nom. Syracuse Peace Council v. FCC, 867 F.2d 654 (D.C. Cir. 1989), cert. denied 493 U.S. 1019 (1990). In re Repeal or Modification of the Personal Attack and Political Editorial Rules, Order, 15 FCC Rcd 20697 (2000). Radio-Television News Directors Association v. FCC, 229 F.3d
• http://transition.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/audio/amfmrule.html
  • [558]TEXT [559]PDF 73.1735 AM station operation pre-sunrise and post-sunset. [560]TEXT [561]PDF 73.1740 Minimum operating schedule. [562]TEXT [563]PDF 73.1745 Unauthorized operation. [564]TEXT [565]PDF 73.1750 Discontinuance of operation. [566]TEXT [567]PDF 73.1800 General requirements related to the station log. [568]TEXT [569]PDF 73.1820 Station log. [570]TEXT [571]PDF 73.1835 Special technical records. [572]TEXT [573]PDF 73.1840 Retention of logs. [574]TEXT [575]PDF 73.1870 Chief operators. [576]TEXT [577]PDF 73.1910 Fairness Doctrine. [578]TEXT [579]PDF 73.1940 Legally qualified candidates for public office. [580]TEXT [581]PDF 73.1941 Equal opportunities. [582]TEXT [583]PDF 73.1942 Candidate rates. [584]TEXT [585]PDF 73.1943 Political file. [586]TEXT [587]PDF 73.1944 Reasonable access. [588]TEXT [589]PDF 73.2080 Equal employment opportunities (EEO). [ [590]Media Bureau's EEO Page ] [591]TEXT [592]PDF 73.3500 Application and report forms. [593]TEXT [594]PDF 73.3511 Applications required. [595]TEXT [596]PDF 73.3512 Where
• http://transition.fcc.gov/mb/audio/bickel/amfmrule.html
  • [558]TEXT [559]PDF 73.1735 AM station operation pre-sunrise and post-sunset. [560]TEXT [561]PDF 73.1740 Minimum operating schedule. [562]TEXT [563]PDF 73.1745 Unauthorized operation. [564]TEXT [565]PDF 73.1750 Discontinuance of operation. [566]TEXT [567]PDF 73.1800 General requirements related to the station log. [568]TEXT [569]PDF 73.1820 Station log. [570]TEXT [571]PDF 73.1835 Special technical records. [572]TEXT [573]PDF 73.1840 Retention of logs. [574]TEXT [575]PDF 73.1870 Chief operators. [576]TEXT [577]PDF 73.1910 Fairness Doctrine. [578]TEXT [579]PDF 73.1940 Legally qualified candidates for public office. [580]TEXT [581]PDF 73.1941 Equal opportunities. [582]TEXT [583]PDF 73.1942 Candidate rates. [584]TEXT [585]PDF 73.1943 Political file. [586]TEXT [587]PDF 73.1944 Reasonable access. [588]TEXT [589]PDF 73.2080 Equal employment opportunities (EEO). [ [590]Media Bureau's EEO Page ] [591]TEXT [592]PDF 73.3500 Application and report forms. [593]TEXT [594]PDF 73.3511 Applications required. [595]TEXT [596]PDF 73.3512 Where
• http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Mass_Media/News_Releases/1998/nrmm8007.html http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Mass_Media/News_Releases/1998/nrmm8007.txt http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Mass_Media/News_Releases/1998/nrmm8007.wp
  • most recent statement regarding spectrum scarcity, the Supreme Court noted the "scarcity of available frequencies [for the broadcast medium] at its inception," Reno v. American Civil Liberties Union, 117 S.Ct. 2329, 2342 (1997) (emphasis added), seeming to distinguish between past and present scarcity. 3. In the mid to late 1980s, the Commission undertook this very inquiry. See Inquiry Into Section 73.1910 of the Commission's Rules and Regulations Concerning Alternatives to the General Fairness Doctrine Obligations of Broadcast Licensees, 102 FCC 2d 145 (1985) ("1985 Fairness Report); In Re Complaint of Syracuse Peace Council, 2 FCC Rcd 5043 (1987). The Commission concluded that "our comprehensive study of the telecommunications market in the 1985 Fairness Report has convinced us that [the spectrum scarcity]
• http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Mass_Media/Notices/1998/fcc98037.pdf http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Mass_Media/Notices/1998/fcc98037.txt http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Mass_Media/Notices/1998/fcc98037.wp
  • its most recent statement regarding spectrum scarcity, the Supreme Court noted the "scarcity of available frequencies [for the broadcast medium] at its inception," Reno v. American Civil Liberties Union, 117 S.Ct. 2329, 2342 (1997) (emphasis added), seeming to distinguish between past and present scarcity. 3In the mid to late 1980s, the Commission undertook this very inquiry. See Inquiry Into Section 73.1910 of the Commission's Rules and Regulations Concerning Alternatives to the General Fairness Doctrine Obligations of Broadcast Licensees, 102 FCC 2d 145 (1985) ("1985 Fairness Report); In Re Complaint of Syracuse Peace Council, 2 FCC Rcd 5043 (1987). The Commission concluded that "our comprehensive study of the telecommunications market in the 1985 Fairness Report has convinced us that [the spectrum scarcity]
• http://www.fcc.gov/Speeches/Furchtgott_Roth/Statements/sthfr810.html http://www.fcc.gov/Speeches/Furchtgott_Roth/Statements/sthfr810.txt http://www.fcc.gov/Speeches/Furchtgott_Roth/Statements/sthfr810.wp
  • most recent statement regarding spectrum scarcity, the Supreme Court noted the "scarcity of available frequencies [for the broadcast medium] at its inception," Reno v. American Civil Liberties Union, 117 S.Ct. 2329, 2342 (1997) (emphasis added), seeming to distinguish between past and present scarcity. 3. In the mid to late 1980s, the Commission undertook this very inquiry. See Inquiry Into Section 73.1910 of the Commission's Rules and Regulations Concerning Alternatives to the General Fairness Doctrine Obligations of Broadcast Licensees, 102 FCC 2d 145 (1985) ("1985 Fairness Report); In Re Complaint of Syracuse Peace Council, 2 FCC Rcd 5043 (1987). The Commission concluded that "our comprehensive study of the telecommunications market in the 1985 Fairness Report has convinced us that [the spectrum scarcity]
• http://www.fcc.gov/mb/audio/bickel/amfmrule.html
  • [558]TEXT [559]PDF 73.1735 AM station operation pre-sunrise and post-sunset. [560]TEXT [561]PDF 73.1740 Minimum operating schedule. [562]TEXT [563]PDF 73.1745 Unauthorized operation. [564]TEXT [565]PDF 73.1750 Discontinuance of operation. [566]TEXT [567]PDF 73.1800 General requirements related to the station log. [568]TEXT [569]PDF 73.1820 Station log. [570]TEXT [571]PDF 73.1835 Special technical records. [572]TEXT [573]PDF 73.1840 Retention of logs. [574]TEXT [575]PDF 73.1870 Chief operators. [576]TEXT [577]PDF 73.1910 Fairness Doctrine. [578]TEXT [579]PDF 73.1940 Legally qualified candidates for public office. [580]TEXT [581]PDF 73.1941 Equal opportunities. [582]TEXT [583]PDF 73.1942 Candidate rates. [584]TEXT [585]PDF 73.1943 Political file. [586]TEXT [587]PDF 73.1944 Reasonable access. [588]TEXT [589]PDF 73.2080 Equal employment opportunities (EEO). [ [590]Media Bureau's EEO Page ] [591]TEXT [592]PDF 73.3500 Application and report forms. [593]TEXT [594]PDF 73.3511 Applications required. [595]TEXT [596]PDF 73.3512 Where
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  • [510]TEXT [511]PDF 73.1735 AM station operation pre-sunrise and post-sunset. [512]TEXT [513]PDF 73.1740 Minimum operating schedule. [514]TEXT [515]PDF 73.1745 Unauthorized operation. [516]TEXT [517]PDF 73.1750 Discontinuance of operation. [518]TEXT [519]PDF 73.1800 General requirements related to the station log. [520]TEXT [521]PDF 73.1820 Station log. [522]TEXT [523]PDF 73.1835 Special technical records. [524]TEXT [525]PDF 73.1840 Retention of logs. [526]TEXT [527]PDF 73.1870 Chief operators. [528]TEXT [529]PDF 73.1910 Fairness Doctrine. [530]TEXT [531]PDF 73.1940 Legally qualified candidates for public office. [532]TEXT [533]PDF 73.1941 Equal opportunities. [534]TEXT [535]PDF 73.1942 Candidate rates. [536]TEXT [537]PDF 73.1943 Political file. [538]TEXT [539]PDF 73.1944 Reasonable access. [540]TEXT [541]PDF 73.2080 Equal employment opportunities (EEO). [ [542]Media Bureau's EEO Page ] [543]TEXT [544]PDF 73.3500 Application and report forms. [545]TEXT [546]PDF 73.3511 Applications required. [547]TEXT [548]PDF 73.3512 Where
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  • we deny the Shear Informal Objection. We also admonish the Licensee for its apparent willful and repeated violation of the public inspection file access requirements contained in Section 73.3527(c) of the Commission's Rules (the ``Rules''), and grant the Application. Background. VSI alleges that the Licensee has: (a) abandoned direct management of the Station; (b) violated the Fairness Doctrine and Section 73.1910 of the Rules by failing to provide reasonable opportunity for the discussion of conflicting points of view on issues of public importance; (c) failed to provide programming relating to community issues, offering no ``news-related programming;'' (d) failed to ``establish a consistent music programming base that administers to the full demographic community;'' (e) violated the Commission's Emergency Alert System (``EAS'') rules;
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  • Serving Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Memorandum Opinion and Order, 8 FCC Rcd 6400, 6401 (1993) (``Philadelphia Station License Renewals'') (citing Time-Life Broadcast, Inc., Memorandum Opinion and Order, 33 FCC 2d 1081, 1082 (1972), and Office of Communications of United Church of Christ v. FCC, 707 F.2d 1413 (D.C. Cir. 1983) (subsequent history omitted)). Philadelphia Station License Renewals at 6401. 47 C.F.R � 73.1910. Syracuse Peace Council, Memorandum Opinion and Order, 2 FCC Rcd 5043, 5052 (1987), aff'd sub nom. Syracuse Peace Council v. FCC, 867 F.2d 654 (D.C. Cir. 1989), cert. denied 493 U.S. 1019 (1990). In re Repeal or Modification of the Personal Attack and Political Editorial Rules, Order, 15 FCC Rcd 20697 (2000). Radio-Television News Directors Association v. FCC, 229 F.3d
• http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-11-1432A1.doc http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-11-1432A1.pdf http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-11-1432A1.txt
  • countervailing benefits. As a result, the FCC concluded that the doctrine was inconsistent with both the public interest and the First Amendment principles it was intended to promote.'' In 1989, the D.C. Circuit affirmed the FCC's conclusion that the fairness doctrine no longer served the public interest, without reaching the constitutional question. Thus, the Commission's broadcast rule, 47 C.F.R. � 73.1910, and the Commission's origination cablecast rule, 47 C.F.R. � 76.209, both referencing the defunct fairness doctrine, are without current legal effect and are deleted as obsolete. This Order also deletes cable rules that were corollaries to the defunct fairness doctrine, the personal attack and political editorial rules, 47 C.F.R. �� 76.1612 and 76.1613, respectively. The D.C. Circuit issued a writ
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  • you for having me here today, and I look forward to your questions. Telecommunications Act of 1996, Pub. L. 104-104, 110 Stat. 56 (1996). . 47 U.S.C. �160(a)(2). 47 U.S.C. �161(a)(2). 47 U.S.C. �161(b). Exec. Order No. 13,563, 76 Fed. Reg. 3821 (2011). President Barack Obama, Toward a 21st-Century Regulatory System, Wall St. J., Jan. 18, 2011. 47 C.F.R. � 73.1910 (broadcasting); 47 C.F.R. � 76.209 (``origination cablecasting''). Robbins, Aldona and Gary, What's the Most Potent Way to Stimulate the Economy?, Institute for Policy Innovation (Oct. 10, 2001). House, Christopher L. and Shapiro, Matthew D., Temporary Investment Tax Incentives: Theory with Evidence from Bonus Depreciation, Am. Economic Rev. (2008). � 2 7 v w � U��@�F�@w ` z ` z `
• http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DOC-307406A1.pdf
  • want to broadcast than there are frequencies to allocate, it is idle to posit an unabridgeable First Amendment right to broadcast comparable to the right of every individual to speak, write, or publish." Red Lion Broadcasting Co. v. FCC, 395 U.S. 367, 388 (1969). 11 Red Lion Broadcasting Co. v. FCC, 395 U.S. 367, 390 (1969). 12 Inquiry into Section 73.1910 of the Commission's Rules and Regulations Concerning the General Fairness Doctrine Obligations of Broadcast Licens- ees, Report, 102 FCC 2d 145, 170 (1987) (Fairness Doctrine Report 1987). 13 Fairness Doctrine Report 1987, FCC 77-643, 102 FCC 2d at 171. For other examples of such chilling, see id. at 169�188, passim. 14 Repeal or Modification of the Personal Attack and Political
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  • experiment with spread spectrum communications technologies. 97.311 (d) 97.5(b)(4) 4/29/11 Eliminate outdated and unnecessary reporting requirements related to international telecommunications traffic. 43.53 43.61 (b) 43.61 (c) 63.23 (e) 7/19/11 Rule revisions enabling all tariff filers to file tariffs electronically over the Internet. 61.21 61.22 61.23 61.32 61.33 61.151 61.152 61.153 61.52(a) 7/20/11 Fairness Doctrine, Personal Attack & Political Editorial Rules. 73.1910 76.209 76.1612 9/9/11 Appendix 38 The Federal Communications Commission | November 7, 2011 Preliminary Plan for Retrospective Analysis of Existing Rules Regulations removed (190 as of 11/1/11) CFR Section Effective date in FR 76.1613 Broadcast Flag. 73.8000 73.9000-9009 9/9/11 Cable Programming Service Tier Complaints. 76.950-951 76.953-957 76.960-961 76.1402 76.1605-1606 9/9/11 Part 1, Subpart D Broadcast Applications & Proceedings (duplicative of
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  • the equal time doctrine: ``once a candidate is permitted to use the station, the station must provide other candidates `with equal time at an equal rate, at a comparable hour of the day, and with a similar format for presentation'''), quoting Kennedy for President Comm. v. FCC, 636 F.2d 432, 437 n. 33 (D.C. Cir. 1980). See 47 C.F.R. � 73.1910. See also 47 U.S.C. � 315(a) (broadcasters' obligation ``to afford reasonable opportunity to for the discussion of conflicting views on issues of public importance.''). The Commission ceased enforcement of the fairness doctrine (in contradistinction to the equal time doctrine) in 1987 after determining that such enforcement no longer served the public interest. See Syracuse Peace Council v. FCC, 2 FCC
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  • most recent statement regarding spectrum scarcity, the Supreme Court noted the "scarcity of available frequencies [for the broadcast medium] at its inception," Reno v. American Civil Liberties Union, 117 S.Ct. 2329, 2342 (1997) (emphasis added), seeming to distinguish between past and present scarcity. 3. In the mid to late 1980s, the Commission undertook this very inquiry. See Inquiry Into Section 73.1910 of the Commission's Rules and Regulations Concerning Alternatives to the General Fairness Doctrine Obligations of Broadcast Licensees, 102 FCC 2d 145 (1985) ("1985 Fairness Report); In Re Complaint of Syracuse Peace Council, 2 FCC Rcd 5043 (1987). The Commission concluded that "our comprehensive study of the telecommunications market in the 1985 Fairness Report has convinced us that [the spectrum scarcity]
• http://transition.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Mass_Media/Notices/1998/fcc98037.pdf http://transition.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Mass_Media/Notices/1998/fcc98037.txt http://transition.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Mass_Media/Notices/1998/fcc98037.wp
  • its most recent statement regarding spectrum scarcity, the Supreme Court noted the "scarcity of available frequencies [for the broadcast medium] at its inception," Reno v. American Civil Liberties Union, 117 S.Ct. 2329, 2342 (1997) (emphasis added), seeming to distinguish between past and present scarcity. 3In the mid to late 1980s, the Commission undertook this very inquiry. See Inquiry Into Section 73.1910 of the Commission's Rules and Regulations Concerning Alternatives to the General Fairness Doctrine Obligations of Broadcast Licensees, 102 FCC 2d 145 (1985) ("1985 Fairness Report); In Re Complaint of Syracuse Peace Council, 2 FCC Rcd 5043 (1987). The Commission concluded that "our comprehensive study of the telecommunications market in the 1985 Fairness Report has convinced us that [the spectrum scarcity]
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  • we deny the Shear Informal Objection. We also admonish the Licensee for its apparent willful and repeated violation of the public inspection file access requirements contained in Section 73.3527(c) of the Commission's Rules (the ``Rules''), and grant the Application. Background. VSI alleges that the Licensee has: (a) abandoned direct management of the Station; (b) violated the Fairness Doctrine and Section 73.1910 of the Rules by failing to provide reasonable opportunity for the discussion of conflicting points of view on issues of public importance; (c) failed to provide programming relating to community issues, offering no ``news-related programming;'' (d) failed to ``establish a consistent music programming base that administers to the full demographic community;'' (e) violated the Commission's Emergency Alert System (``EAS'') rules;
• http://transition.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/audio/DA-07-4926A1.doc http://transition.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/audio/DA-07-4926A1.pdf
  • Serving Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Memorandum Opinion and Order, 8 FCC Rcd 6400, 6401 (1993) (``Philadelphia Station License Renewals'') (citing Time-Life Broadcast, Inc., Memorandum Opinion and Order, 33 FCC 2d 1081, 1082 (1972), and Office of Communications of United Church of Christ v. FCC, 707 F.2d 1413 (D.C. Cir. 1983) (subsequent history omitted)). Philadelphia Station License Renewals at 6401. 47 C.F.R � 73.1910. Syracuse Peace Council, Memorandum Opinion and Order, 2 FCC Rcd 5043, 5052 (1987), aff'd sub nom. Syracuse Peace Council v. FCC, 867 F.2d 654 (D.C. Cir. 1989), cert. denied 493 U.S. 1019 (1990). In re Repeal or Modification of the Personal Attack and Political Editorial Rules, Order, 15 FCC Rcd 20697 (2000). Radio-Television News Directors Association v. FCC, 229 F.3d
• http://transition.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/audio/amfmrule.html
  • [558]TEXT [559]PDF 73.1735 AM station operation pre-sunrise and post-sunset. [560]TEXT [561]PDF 73.1740 Minimum operating schedule. [562]TEXT [563]PDF 73.1745 Unauthorized operation. [564]TEXT [565]PDF 73.1750 Discontinuance of operation. [566]TEXT [567]PDF 73.1800 General requirements related to the station log. [568]TEXT [569]PDF 73.1820 Station log. [570]TEXT [571]PDF 73.1835 Special technical records. [572]TEXT [573]PDF 73.1840 Retention of logs. [574]TEXT [575]PDF 73.1870 Chief operators. [576]TEXT [577]PDF 73.1910 Fairness Doctrine. [578]TEXT [579]PDF 73.1940 Legally qualified candidates for public office. [580]TEXT [581]PDF 73.1941 Equal opportunities. [582]TEXT [583]PDF 73.1942 Candidate rates. [584]TEXT [585]PDF 73.1943 Political file. [586]TEXT [587]PDF 73.1944 Reasonable access. [588]TEXT [589]PDF 73.2080 Equal employment opportunities (EEO). [ [590]Media Bureau's EEO Page ] [591]TEXT [592]PDF 73.3500 Application and report forms. [593]TEXT [594]PDF 73.3511 Applications required. [595]TEXT [596]PDF 73.3512 Where
• http://transition.fcc.gov/mb/audio/bickel/amfmrule.html
  • [558]TEXT [559]PDF 73.1735 AM station operation pre-sunrise and post-sunset. [560]TEXT [561]PDF 73.1740 Minimum operating schedule. [562]TEXT [563]PDF 73.1745 Unauthorized operation. [564]TEXT [565]PDF 73.1750 Discontinuance of operation. [566]TEXT [567]PDF 73.1800 General requirements related to the station log. [568]TEXT [569]PDF 73.1820 Station log. [570]TEXT [571]PDF 73.1835 Special technical records. [572]TEXT [573]PDF 73.1840 Retention of logs. [574]TEXT [575]PDF 73.1870 Chief operators. [576]TEXT [577]PDF 73.1910 Fairness Doctrine. [578]TEXT [579]PDF 73.1940 Legally qualified candidates for public office. [580]TEXT [581]PDF 73.1941 Equal opportunities. [582]TEXT [583]PDF 73.1942 Candidate rates. [584]TEXT [585]PDF 73.1943 Political file. [586]TEXT [587]PDF 73.1944 Reasonable access. [588]TEXT [589]PDF 73.2080 Equal employment opportunities (EEO). [ [590]Media Bureau's EEO Page ] [591]TEXT [592]PDF 73.3500 Application and report forms. [593]TEXT [594]PDF 73.3511 Applications required. [595]TEXT [596]PDF 73.3512 Where
• http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Mass_Media/News_Releases/1998/nrmm8007.html http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Mass_Media/News_Releases/1998/nrmm8007.txt http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Mass_Media/News_Releases/1998/nrmm8007.wp
  • most recent statement regarding spectrum scarcity, the Supreme Court noted the "scarcity of available frequencies [for the broadcast medium] at its inception," Reno v. American Civil Liberties Union, 117 S.Ct. 2329, 2342 (1997) (emphasis added), seeming to distinguish between past and present scarcity. 3. In the mid to late 1980s, the Commission undertook this very inquiry. See Inquiry Into Section 73.1910 of the Commission's Rules and Regulations Concerning Alternatives to the General Fairness Doctrine Obligations of Broadcast Licensees, 102 FCC 2d 145 (1985) ("1985 Fairness Report); In Re Complaint of Syracuse Peace Council, 2 FCC Rcd 5043 (1987). The Commission concluded that "our comprehensive study of the telecommunications market in the 1985 Fairness Report has convinced us that [the spectrum scarcity]
• http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Mass_Media/Notices/1998/fcc98037.pdf http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Mass_Media/Notices/1998/fcc98037.txt http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Mass_Media/Notices/1998/fcc98037.wp
  • its most recent statement regarding spectrum scarcity, the Supreme Court noted the "scarcity of available frequencies [for the broadcast medium] at its inception," Reno v. American Civil Liberties Union, 117 S.Ct. 2329, 2342 (1997) (emphasis added), seeming to distinguish between past and present scarcity. 3In the mid to late 1980s, the Commission undertook this very inquiry. See Inquiry Into Section 73.1910 of the Commission's Rules and Regulations Concerning Alternatives to the General Fairness Doctrine Obligations of Broadcast Licensees, 102 FCC 2d 145 (1985) ("1985 Fairness Report); In Re Complaint of Syracuse Peace Council, 2 FCC Rcd 5043 (1987). The Commission concluded that "our comprehensive study of the telecommunications market in the 1985 Fairness Report has convinced us that [the spectrum scarcity]
• http://www.fcc.gov/Speeches/Furchtgott_Roth/Statements/sthfr810.html http://www.fcc.gov/Speeches/Furchtgott_Roth/Statements/sthfr810.txt http://www.fcc.gov/Speeches/Furchtgott_Roth/Statements/sthfr810.wp
  • most recent statement regarding spectrum scarcity, the Supreme Court noted the "scarcity of available frequencies [for the broadcast medium] at its inception," Reno v. American Civil Liberties Union, 117 S.Ct. 2329, 2342 (1997) (emphasis added), seeming to distinguish between past and present scarcity. 3. In the mid to late 1980s, the Commission undertook this very inquiry. See Inquiry Into Section 73.1910 of the Commission's Rules and Regulations Concerning Alternatives to the General Fairness Doctrine Obligations of Broadcast Licensees, 102 FCC 2d 145 (1985) ("1985 Fairness Report); In Re Complaint of Syracuse Peace Council, 2 FCC Rcd 5043 (1987). The Commission concluded that "our comprehensive study of the telecommunications market in the 1985 Fairness Report has convinced us that [the spectrum scarcity]
• http://www.fcc.gov/mb/audio/bickel/amfmrule.html
  • [558]TEXT [559]PDF 73.1735 AM station operation pre-sunrise and post-sunset. [560]TEXT [561]PDF 73.1740 Minimum operating schedule. [562]TEXT [563]PDF 73.1745 Unauthorized operation. [564]TEXT [565]PDF 73.1750 Discontinuance of operation. [566]TEXT [567]PDF 73.1800 General requirements related to the station log. [568]TEXT [569]PDF 73.1820 Station log. [570]TEXT [571]PDF 73.1835 Special technical records. [572]TEXT [573]PDF 73.1840 Retention of logs. [574]TEXT [575]PDF 73.1870 Chief operators. [576]TEXT [577]PDF 73.1910 Fairness Doctrine. [578]TEXT [579]PDF 73.1940 Legally qualified candidates for public office. [580]TEXT [581]PDF 73.1941 Equal opportunities. [582]TEXT [583]PDF 73.1942 Candidate rates. [584]TEXT [585]PDF 73.1943 Political file. [586]TEXT [587]PDF 73.1944 Reasonable access. [588]TEXT [589]PDF 73.2080 Equal employment opportunities (EEO). [ [590]Media Bureau's EEO Page ] [591]TEXT [592]PDF 73.3500 Application and report forms. [593]TEXT [594]PDF 73.3511 Applications required. [595]TEXT [596]PDF 73.3512 Where
• http://www.fcc.gov/mb/audio/includes/63-amfmrule.htm
  • [510]TEXT [511]PDF 73.1735 AM station operation pre-sunrise and post-sunset. [512]TEXT [513]PDF 73.1740 Minimum operating schedule. [514]TEXT [515]PDF 73.1745 Unauthorized operation. [516]TEXT [517]PDF 73.1750 Discontinuance of operation. [518]TEXT [519]PDF 73.1800 General requirements related to the station log. [520]TEXT [521]PDF 73.1820 Station log. [522]TEXT [523]PDF 73.1835 Special technical records. [524]TEXT [525]PDF 73.1840 Retention of logs. [526]TEXT [527]PDF 73.1870 Chief operators. [528]TEXT [529]PDF 73.1910 Fairness Doctrine. [530]TEXT [531]PDF 73.1940 Legally qualified candidates for public office. [532]TEXT [533]PDF 73.1941 Equal opportunities. [534]TEXT [535]PDF 73.1942 Candidate rates. [536]TEXT [537]PDF 73.1943 Political file. [538]TEXT [539]PDF 73.1944 Reasonable access. [540]TEXT [541]PDF 73.2080 Equal employment opportunities (EEO). [ [542]Media Bureau's EEO Page ] [543]TEXT [544]PDF 73.3500 Application and report forms. [545]TEXT [546]PDF 73.3511 Applications required. [547]TEXT [548]PDF 73.3512 Where
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  • we deny the Shear Informal Objection. We also admonish the Licensee for its apparent willful and repeated violation of the public inspection file access requirements contained in Section 73.3527(c) of the Commission's Rules (the ``Rules''), and grant the Application. Background. VSI alleges that the Licensee has: (a) abandoned direct management of the Station; (b) violated the Fairness Doctrine and Section 73.1910 of the Rules by failing to provide reasonable opportunity for the discussion of conflicting points of view on issues of public importance; (c) failed to provide programming relating to community issues, offering no ``news-related programming;'' (d) failed to ``establish a consistent music programming base that administers to the full demographic community;'' (e) violated the Commission's Emergency Alert System (``EAS'') rules;
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  • Serving Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Memorandum Opinion and Order, 8 FCC Rcd 6400, 6401 (1993) (``Philadelphia Station License Renewals'') (citing Time-Life Broadcast, Inc., Memorandum Opinion and Order, 33 FCC 2d 1081, 1082 (1972), and Office of Communications of United Church of Christ v. FCC, 707 F.2d 1413 (D.C. Cir. 1983) (subsequent history omitted)). Philadelphia Station License Renewals at 6401. 47 C.F.R � 73.1910. Syracuse Peace Council, Memorandum Opinion and Order, 2 FCC Rcd 5043, 5052 (1987), aff'd sub nom. Syracuse Peace Council v. FCC, 867 F.2d 654 (D.C. Cir. 1989), cert. denied 493 U.S. 1019 (1990). In re Repeal or Modification of the Personal Attack and Political Editorial Rules, Order, 15 FCC Rcd 20697 (2000). Radio-Television News Directors Association v. FCC, 229 F.3d
• http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-11-1432A1.doc http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-11-1432A1.pdf http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-11-1432A1.txt
  • countervailing benefits. As a result, the FCC concluded that the doctrine was inconsistent with both the public interest and the First Amendment principles it was intended to promote.'' In 1989, the D.C. Circuit affirmed the FCC's conclusion that the fairness doctrine no longer served the public interest, without reaching the constitutional question. Thus, the Commission's broadcast rule, 47 C.F.R. � 73.1910, and the Commission's origination cablecast rule, 47 C.F.R. � 76.209, both referencing the defunct fairness doctrine, are without current legal effect and are deleted as obsolete. This Order also deletes cable rules that were corollaries to the defunct fairness doctrine, the personal attack and political editorial rules, 47 C.F.R. �� 76.1612 and 76.1613, respectively. The D.C. Circuit issued a writ
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  • you for having me here today, and I look forward to your questions. Telecommunications Act of 1996, Pub. L. 104-104, 110 Stat. 56 (1996). . 47 U.S.C. �160(a)(2). 47 U.S.C. �161(a)(2). 47 U.S.C. �161(b). Exec. Order No. 13,563, 76 Fed. Reg. 3821 (2011). President Barack Obama, Toward a 21st-Century Regulatory System, Wall St. J., Jan. 18, 2011. 47 C.F.R. � 73.1910 (broadcasting); 47 C.F.R. � 76.209 (``origination cablecasting''). Robbins, Aldona and Gary, What's the Most Potent Way to Stimulate the Economy?, Institute for Policy Innovation (Oct. 10, 2001). House, Christopher L. and Shapiro, Matthew D., Temporary Investment Tax Incentives: Theory with Evidence from Bonus Depreciation, Am. Economic Rev. (2008). � 2 7 v w � U��@�F�@w ` z ` z `
• http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DOC-307406A1.pdf
  • want to broadcast than there are frequencies to allocate, it is idle to posit an unabridgeable First Amendment right to broadcast comparable to the right of every individual to speak, write, or publish." Red Lion Broadcasting Co. v. FCC, 395 U.S. 367, 388 (1969). 11 Red Lion Broadcasting Co. v. FCC, 395 U.S. 367, 390 (1969). 12 Inquiry into Section 73.1910 of the Commission's Rules and Regulations Concerning the General Fairness Doctrine Obligations of Broadcast Licens- ees, Report, 102 FCC 2d 145, 170 (1987) (Fairness Doctrine Report 1987). 13 Fairness Doctrine Report 1987, FCC 77-643, 102 FCC 2d at 171. For other examples of such chilling, see id. at 169�188, passim. 14 Repeal or Modification of the Personal Attack and Political
• http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DOC-310874A1.pdf http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DOC-310874A1.txt
  • experiment with spread spectrum communications technologies. 97.311 (d) 97.5(b)(4) 4/29/11 Eliminate outdated and unnecessary reporting requirements related to international telecommunications traffic. 43.53 43.61 (b) 43.61 (c) 63.23 (e) 7/19/11 Rule revisions enabling all tariff filers to file tariffs electronically over the Internet. 61.21 61.22 61.23 61.32 61.33 61.151 61.152 61.153 61.52(a) 7/20/11 Fairness Doctrine, Personal Attack & Political Editorial Rules. 73.1910 76.209 76.1612 9/9/11 Appendix 38 The Federal Communications Commission | November 7, 2011 Preliminary Plan for Retrospective Analysis of Existing Rules Regulations removed (190 as of 11/1/11) CFR Section Effective date in FR 76.1613 Broadcast Flag. 73.8000 73.9000-9009 9/9/11 Cable Programming Service Tier Complaints. 76.950-951 76.953-957 76.960-961 76.1402 76.1605-1606 9/9/11 Part 1, Subpart D Broadcast Applications & Proceedings (duplicative of
• http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-08-74A1.doc http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-08-74A1.pdf http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-08-74A1.txt
  • the equal time doctrine: ``once a candidate is permitted to use the station, the station must provide other candidates `with equal time at an equal rate, at a comparable hour of the day, and with a similar format for presentation'''), quoting Kennedy for President Comm. v. FCC, 636 F.2d 432, 437 n. 33 (D.C. Cir. 1980). See 47 C.F.R. � 73.1910. See also 47 U.S.C. � 315(a) (broadcasters' obligation ``to afford reasonable opportunity to for the discussion of conflicting views on issues of public importance.''). The Commission ceased enforcement of the fairness doctrine (in contradistinction to the equal time doctrine) in 1987 after determining that such enforcement no longer served the public interest. See Syracuse Peace Council v. FCC, 2 FCC
• http://transition.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Mass_Media/News_Releases/1998/nrmm8007.html http://transition.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Mass_Media/News_Releases/1998/nrmm8007.txt http://transition.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Mass_Media/News_Releases/1998/nrmm8007.wp
  • most recent statement regarding spectrum scarcity, the Supreme Court noted the "scarcity of available frequencies [for the broadcast medium] at its inception," Reno v. American Civil Liberties Union, 117 S.Ct. 2329, 2342 (1997) (emphasis added), seeming to distinguish between past and present scarcity. 3. In the mid to late 1980s, the Commission undertook this very inquiry. See Inquiry Into Section 73.1910 of the Commission's Rules and Regulations Concerning Alternatives to the General Fairness Doctrine Obligations of Broadcast Licensees, 102 FCC 2d 145 (1985) ("1985 Fairness Report); In Re Complaint of Syracuse Peace Council, 2 FCC Rcd 5043 (1987). The Commission concluded that "our comprehensive study of the telecommunications market in the 1985 Fairness Report has convinced us that [the spectrum scarcity]
• http://transition.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Mass_Media/Notices/1998/fcc98037.pdf http://transition.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Mass_Media/Notices/1998/fcc98037.txt http://transition.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Mass_Media/Notices/1998/fcc98037.wp
  • its most recent statement regarding spectrum scarcity, the Supreme Court noted the "scarcity of available frequencies [for the broadcast medium] at its inception," Reno v. American Civil Liberties Union, 117 S.Ct. 2329, 2342 (1997) (emphasis added), seeming to distinguish between past and present scarcity. 3In the mid to late 1980s, the Commission undertook this very inquiry. See Inquiry Into Section 73.1910 of the Commission's Rules and Regulations Concerning Alternatives to the General Fairness Doctrine Obligations of Broadcast Licensees, 102 FCC 2d 145 (1985) ("1985 Fairness Report); In Re Complaint of Syracuse Peace Council, 2 FCC Rcd 5043 (1987). The Commission concluded that "our comprehensive study of the telecommunications market in the 1985 Fairness Report has convinced us that [the spectrum scarcity]
• http://transition.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/audio/DA-07-1249A1.doc http://transition.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/audio/DA-07-1249A1.pdf
  • we deny the Shear Informal Objection. We also admonish the Licensee for its apparent willful and repeated violation of the public inspection file access requirements contained in Section 73.3527(c) of the Commission's Rules (the ``Rules''), and grant the Application. Background. VSI alleges that the Licensee has: (a) abandoned direct management of the Station; (b) violated the Fairness Doctrine and Section 73.1910 of the Rules by failing to provide reasonable opportunity for the discussion of conflicting points of view on issues of public importance; (c) failed to provide programming relating to community issues, offering no ``news-related programming;'' (d) failed to ``establish a consistent music programming base that administers to the full demographic community;'' (e) violated the Commission's Emergency Alert System (``EAS'') rules;
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  • Serving Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Memorandum Opinion and Order, 8 FCC Rcd 6400, 6401 (1993) (``Philadelphia Station License Renewals'') (citing Time-Life Broadcast, Inc., Memorandum Opinion and Order, 33 FCC 2d 1081, 1082 (1972), and Office of Communications of United Church of Christ v. FCC, 707 F.2d 1413 (D.C. Cir. 1983) (subsequent history omitted)). Philadelphia Station License Renewals at 6401. 47 C.F.R � 73.1910. Syracuse Peace Council, Memorandum Opinion and Order, 2 FCC Rcd 5043, 5052 (1987), aff'd sub nom. Syracuse Peace Council v. FCC, 867 F.2d 654 (D.C. Cir. 1989), cert. denied 493 U.S. 1019 (1990). In re Repeal or Modification of the Personal Attack and Political Editorial Rules, Order, 15 FCC Rcd 20697 (2000). Radio-Television News Directors Association v. FCC, 229 F.3d
• http://transition.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/audio/amfmrule.html
  • [558]TEXT [559]PDF 73.1735 AM station operation pre-sunrise and post-sunset. [560]TEXT [561]PDF 73.1740 Minimum operating schedule. [562]TEXT [563]PDF 73.1745 Unauthorized operation. [564]TEXT [565]PDF 73.1750 Discontinuance of operation. [566]TEXT [567]PDF 73.1800 General requirements related to the station log. [568]TEXT [569]PDF 73.1820 Station log. [570]TEXT [571]PDF 73.1835 Special technical records. [572]TEXT [573]PDF 73.1840 Retention of logs. [574]TEXT [575]PDF 73.1870 Chief operators. [576]TEXT [577]PDF 73.1910 Fairness Doctrine. [578]TEXT [579]PDF 73.1940 Legally qualified candidates for public office. [580]TEXT [581]PDF 73.1941 Equal opportunities. [582]TEXT [583]PDF 73.1942 Candidate rates. [584]TEXT [585]PDF 73.1943 Political file. [586]TEXT [587]PDF 73.1944 Reasonable access. [588]TEXT [589]PDF 73.2080 Equal employment opportunities (EEO). [ [590]Media Bureau's EEO Page ] [591]TEXT [592]PDF 73.3500 Application and report forms. [593]TEXT [594]PDF 73.3511 Applications required. [595]TEXT [596]PDF 73.3512 Where
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  • [558]TEXT [559]PDF 73.1735 AM station operation pre-sunrise and post-sunset. [560]TEXT [561]PDF 73.1740 Minimum operating schedule. [562]TEXT [563]PDF 73.1745 Unauthorized operation. [564]TEXT [565]PDF 73.1750 Discontinuance of operation. [566]TEXT [567]PDF 73.1800 General requirements related to the station log. [568]TEXT [569]PDF 73.1820 Station log. [570]TEXT [571]PDF 73.1835 Special technical records. [572]TEXT [573]PDF 73.1840 Retention of logs. [574]TEXT [575]PDF 73.1870 Chief operators. [576]TEXT [577]PDF 73.1910 Fairness Doctrine. [578]TEXT [579]PDF 73.1940 Legally qualified candidates for public office. [580]TEXT [581]PDF 73.1941 Equal opportunities. [582]TEXT [583]PDF 73.1942 Candidate rates. [584]TEXT [585]PDF 73.1943 Political file. [586]TEXT [587]PDF 73.1944 Reasonable access. [588]TEXT [589]PDF 73.2080 Equal employment opportunities (EEO). [ [590]Media Bureau's EEO Page ] [591]TEXT [592]PDF 73.3500 Application and report forms. [593]TEXT [594]PDF 73.3511 Applications required. [595]TEXT [596]PDF 73.3512 Where
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  • most recent statement regarding spectrum scarcity, the Supreme Court noted the "scarcity of available frequencies [for the broadcast medium] at its inception," Reno v. American Civil Liberties Union, 117 S.Ct. 2329, 2342 (1997) (emphasis added), seeming to distinguish between past and present scarcity. 3. In the mid to late 1980s, the Commission undertook this very inquiry. See Inquiry Into Section 73.1910 of the Commission's Rules and Regulations Concerning Alternatives to the General Fairness Doctrine Obligations of Broadcast Licensees, 102 FCC 2d 145 (1985) ("1985 Fairness Report); In Re Complaint of Syracuse Peace Council, 2 FCC Rcd 5043 (1987). The Commission concluded that "our comprehensive study of the telecommunications market in the 1985 Fairness Report has convinced us that [the spectrum scarcity]
• http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Mass_Media/Notices/1998/fcc98037.pdf http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Mass_Media/Notices/1998/fcc98037.txt http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Mass_Media/Notices/1998/fcc98037.wp
  • its most recent statement regarding spectrum scarcity, the Supreme Court noted the "scarcity of available frequencies [for the broadcast medium] at its inception," Reno v. American Civil Liberties Union, 117 S.Ct. 2329, 2342 (1997) (emphasis added), seeming to distinguish between past and present scarcity. 3In the mid to late 1980s, the Commission undertook this very inquiry. See Inquiry Into Section 73.1910 of the Commission's Rules and Regulations Concerning Alternatives to the General Fairness Doctrine Obligations of Broadcast Licensees, 102 FCC 2d 145 (1985) ("1985 Fairness Report); In Re Complaint of Syracuse Peace Council, 2 FCC Rcd 5043 (1987). The Commission concluded that "our comprehensive study of the telecommunications market in the 1985 Fairness Report has convinced us that [the spectrum scarcity]
• http://www.fcc.gov/mb/audio/bickel/amfmrule.html
  • [558]TEXT [559]PDF 73.1735 AM station operation pre-sunrise and post-sunset. [560]TEXT [561]PDF 73.1740 Minimum operating schedule. [562]TEXT [563]PDF 73.1745 Unauthorized operation. [564]TEXT [565]PDF 73.1750 Discontinuance of operation. [566]TEXT [567]PDF 73.1800 General requirements related to the station log. [568]TEXT [569]PDF 73.1820 Station log. [570]TEXT [571]PDF 73.1835 Special technical records. [572]TEXT [573]PDF 73.1840 Retention of logs. [574]TEXT [575]PDF 73.1870 Chief operators. [576]TEXT [577]PDF 73.1910 Fairness Doctrine. [578]TEXT [579]PDF 73.1940 Legally qualified candidates for public office. [580]TEXT [581]PDF 73.1941 Equal opportunities. [582]TEXT [583]PDF 73.1942 Candidate rates. [584]TEXT [585]PDF 73.1943 Political file. [586]TEXT [587]PDF 73.1944 Reasonable access. [588]TEXT [589]PDF 73.2080 Equal employment opportunities (EEO). [ [590]Media Bureau's EEO Page ] [591]TEXT [592]PDF 73.3500 Application and report forms. [593]TEXT [594]PDF 73.3511 Applications required. [595]TEXT [596]PDF 73.3512 Where
• http://www.fcc.gov/mb/audio/includes/63-amfmrule.htm
  • [510]TEXT [511]PDF 73.1735 AM station operation pre-sunrise and post-sunset. [512]TEXT [513]PDF 73.1740 Minimum operating schedule. [514]TEXT [515]PDF 73.1745 Unauthorized operation. [516]TEXT [517]PDF 73.1750 Discontinuance of operation. [518]TEXT [519]PDF 73.1800 General requirements related to the station log. [520]TEXT [521]PDF 73.1820 Station log. [522]TEXT [523]PDF 73.1835 Special technical records. [524]TEXT [525]PDF 73.1840 Retention of logs. [526]TEXT [527]PDF 73.1870 Chief operators. [528]TEXT [529]PDF 73.1910 Fairness Doctrine. [530]TEXT [531]PDF 73.1940 Legally qualified candidates for public office. [532]TEXT [533]PDF 73.1941 Equal opportunities. [534]TEXT [535]PDF 73.1942 Candidate rates. [536]TEXT [537]PDF 73.1943 Political file. [538]TEXT [539]PDF 73.1944 Reasonable access. [540]TEXT [541]PDF 73.2080 Equal employment opportunities (EEO). [ [542]Media Bureau's EEO Page ] [543]TEXT [544]PDF 73.3500 Application and report forms. [545]TEXT [546]PDF 73.3511 Applications required. [547]TEXT [548]PDF 73.3512 Where
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  • we deny the Shear Informal Objection. We also admonish the Licensee for its apparent willful and repeated violation of the public inspection file access requirements contained in Section 73.3527(c) of the Commission's Rules (the ``Rules''), and grant the Application. Background. VSI alleges that the Licensee has: (a) abandoned direct management of the Station; (b) violated the Fairness Doctrine and Section 73.1910 of the Rules by failing to provide reasonable opportunity for the discussion of conflicting points of view on issues of public importance; (c) failed to provide programming relating to community issues, offering no ``news-related programming;'' (d) failed to ``establish a consistent music programming base that administers to the full demographic community;'' (e) violated the Commission's Emergency Alert System (``EAS'') rules;
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  • Serving Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Memorandum Opinion and Order, 8 FCC Rcd 6400, 6401 (1993) (``Philadelphia Station License Renewals'') (citing Time-Life Broadcast, Inc., Memorandum Opinion and Order, 33 FCC 2d 1081, 1082 (1972), and Office of Communications of United Church of Christ v. FCC, 707 F.2d 1413 (D.C. Cir. 1983) (subsequent history omitted)). Philadelphia Station License Renewals at 6401. 47 C.F.R � 73.1910. Syracuse Peace Council, Memorandum Opinion and Order, 2 FCC Rcd 5043, 5052 (1987), aff'd sub nom. Syracuse Peace Council v. FCC, 867 F.2d 654 (D.C. Cir. 1989), cert. denied 493 U.S. 1019 (1990). In re Repeal or Modification of the Personal Attack and Political Editorial Rules, Order, 15 FCC Rcd 20697 (2000). Radio-Television News Directors Association v. FCC, 229 F.3d
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  • countervailing benefits. As a result, the FCC concluded that the doctrine was inconsistent with both the public interest and the First Amendment principles it was intended to promote.'' In 1989, the D.C. Circuit affirmed the FCC's conclusion that the fairness doctrine no longer served the public interest, without reaching the constitutional question. Thus, the Commission's broadcast rule, 47 C.F.R. � 73.1910, and the Commission's origination cablecast rule, 47 C.F.R. � 76.209, both referencing the defunct fairness doctrine, are without current legal effect and are deleted as obsolete. This Order also deletes cable rules that were corollaries to the defunct fairness doctrine, the personal attack and political editorial rules, 47 C.F.R. �� 76.1612 and 76.1613, respectively. The D.C. Circuit issued a writ
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  • you for having me here today, and I look forward to your questions. Telecommunications Act of 1996, Pub. L. 104-104, 110 Stat. 56 (1996). . 47 U.S.C. �160(a)(2). 47 U.S.C. �161(a)(2). 47 U.S.C. �161(b). Exec. Order No. 13,563, 76 Fed. Reg. 3821 (2011). President Barack Obama, Toward a 21st-Century Regulatory System, Wall St. J., Jan. 18, 2011. 47 C.F.R. � 73.1910 (broadcasting); 47 C.F.R. � 76.209 (``origination cablecasting''). Robbins, Aldona and Gary, What's the Most Potent Way to Stimulate the Economy?, Institute for Policy Innovation (Oct. 10, 2001). House, Christopher L. and Shapiro, Matthew D., Temporary Investment Tax Incentives: Theory with Evidence from Bonus Depreciation, Am. Economic Rev. (2008). � 2 7 v w � U��@�F�@w ` z ` z `
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  • want to broadcast than there are frequencies to allocate, it is idle to posit an unabridgeable First Amendment right to broadcast comparable to the right of every individual to speak, write, or publish." Red Lion Broadcasting Co. v. FCC, 395 U.S. 367, 388 (1969). 11 Red Lion Broadcasting Co. v. FCC, 395 U.S. 367, 390 (1969). 12 Inquiry into Section 73.1910 of the Commission's Rules and Regulations Concerning the General Fairness Doctrine Obligations of Broadcast Licens- ees, Report, 102 FCC 2d 145, 170 (1987) (Fairness Doctrine Report 1987). 13 Fairness Doctrine Report 1987, FCC 77-643, 102 FCC 2d at 171. For other examples of such chilling, see id. at 169�188, passim. 14 Repeal or Modification of the Personal Attack and Political
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  • experiment with spread spectrum communications technologies. 97.311 (d) 97.5(b)(4) 4/29/11 Eliminate outdated and unnecessary reporting requirements related to international telecommunications traffic. 43.53 43.61 (b) 43.61 (c) 63.23 (e) 7/19/11 Rule revisions enabling all tariff filers to file tariffs electronically over the Internet. 61.21 61.22 61.23 61.32 61.33 61.151 61.152 61.153 61.52(a) 7/20/11 Fairness Doctrine, Personal Attack & Political Editorial Rules. 73.1910 76.209 76.1612 9/9/11 Appendix 38 The Federal Communications Commission | November 7, 2011 Preliminary Plan for Retrospective Analysis of Existing Rules Regulations removed (190 as of 11/1/11) CFR Section Effective date in FR 76.1613 Broadcast Flag. 73.8000 73.9000-9009 9/9/11 Cable Programming Service Tier Complaints. 76.950-951 76.953-957 76.960-961 76.1402 76.1605-1606 9/9/11 Part 1, Subpart D Broadcast Applications & Proceedings (duplicative of
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  • the equal time doctrine: ``once a candidate is permitted to use the station, the station must provide other candidates `with equal time at an equal rate, at a comparable hour of the day, and with a similar format for presentation'''), quoting Kennedy for President Comm. v. FCC, 636 F.2d 432, 437 n. 33 (D.C. Cir. 1980). See 47 C.F.R. � 73.1910. See also 47 U.S.C. � 315(a) (broadcasters' obligation ``to afford reasonable opportunity to for the discussion of conflicting views on issues of public importance.''). The Commission ceased enforcement of the fairness doctrine (in contradistinction to the equal time doctrine) in 1987 after determining that such enforcement no longer served the public interest. See Syracuse Peace Council v. FCC, 2 FCC
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  • most recent statement regarding spectrum scarcity, the Supreme Court noted the "scarcity of available frequencies [for the broadcast medium] at its inception," Reno v. American Civil Liberties Union, 117 S.Ct. 2329, 2342 (1997) (emphasis added), seeming to distinguish between past and present scarcity. 3. In the mid to late 1980s, the Commission undertook this very inquiry. See Inquiry Into Section 73.1910 of the Commission's Rules and Regulations Concerning Alternatives to the General Fairness Doctrine Obligations of Broadcast Licensees, 102 FCC 2d 145 (1985) ("1985 Fairness Report); In Re Complaint of Syracuse Peace Council, 2 FCC Rcd 5043 (1987). The Commission concluded that "our comprehensive study of the telecommunications market in the 1985 Fairness Report has convinced us that [the spectrum scarcity]
• http://transition.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Mass_Media/Notices/1998/fcc98037.pdf http://transition.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Mass_Media/Notices/1998/fcc98037.txt http://transition.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Mass_Media/Notices/1998/fcc98037.wp
  • its most recent statement regarding spectrum scarcity, the Supreme Court noted the "scarcity of available frequencies [for the broadcast medium] at its inception," Reno v. American Civil Liberties Union, 117 S.Ct. 2329, 2342 (1997) (emphasis added), seeming to distinguish between past and present scarcity. 3In the mid to late 1980s, the Commission undertook this very inquiry. See Inquiry Into Section 73.1910 of the Commission's Rules and Regulations Concerning Alternatives to the General Fairness Doctrine Obligations of Broadcast Licensees, 102 FCC 2d 145 (1985) ("1985 Fairness Report); In Re Complaint of Syracuse Peace Council, 2 FCC Rcd 5043 (1987). The Commission concluded that "our comprehensive study of the telecommunications market in the 1985 Fairness Report has convinced us that [the spectrum scarcity]
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  • we deny the Shear Informal Objection. We also admonish the Licensee for its apparent willful and repeated violation of the public inspection file access requirements contained in Section 73.3527(c) of the Commission's Rules (the ``Rules''), and grant the Application. Background. VSI alleges that the Licensee has: (a) abandoned direct management of the Station; (b) violated the Fairness Doctrine and Section 73.1910 of the Rules by failing to provide reasonable opportunity for the discussion of conflicting points of view on issues of public importance; (c) failed to provide programming relating to community issues, offering no ``news-related programming;'' (d) failed to ``establish a consistent music programming base that administers to the full demographic community;'' (e) violated the Commission's Emergency Alert System (``EAS'') rules;
• http://transition.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/audio/DA-07-4926A1.doc http://transition.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/audio/DA-07-4926A1.pdf
  • Serving Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Memorandum Opinion and Order, 8 FCC Rcd 6400, 6401 (1993) (``Philadelphia Station License Renewals'') (citing Time-Life Broadcast, Inc., Memorandum Opinion and Order, 33 FCC 2d 1081, 1082 (1972), and Office of Communications of United Church of Christ v. FCC, 707 F.2d 1413 (D.C. Cir. 1983) (subsequent history omitted)). Philadelphia Station License Renewals at 6401. 47 C.F.R � 73.1910. Syracuse Peace Council, Memorandum Opinion and Order, 2 FCC Rcd 5043, 5052 (1987), aff'd sub nom. Syracuse Peace Council v. FCC, 867 F.2d 654 (D.C. Cir. 1989), cert. denied 493 U.S. 1019 (1990). In re Repeal or Modification of the Personal Attack and Political Editorial Rules, Order, 15 FCC Rcd 20697 (2000). Radio-Television News Directors Association v. FCC, 229 F.3d
• http://transition.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/audio/amfmrule.html
  • [558]TEXT [559]PDF 73.1735 AM station operation pre-sunrise and post-sunset. [560]TEXT [561]PDF 73.1740 Minimum operating schedule. [562]TEXT [563]PDF 73.1745 Unauthorized operation. [564]TEXT [565]PDF 73.1750 Discontinuance of operation. [566]TEXT [567]PDF 73.1800 General requirements related to the station log. [568]TEXT [569]PDF 73.1820 Station log. [570]TEXT [571]PDF 73.1835 Special technical records. [572]TEXT [573]PDF 73.1840 Retention of logs. [574]TEXT [575]PDF 73.1870 Chief operators. [576]TEXT [577]PDF 73.1910 Fairness Doctrine. [578]TEXT [579]PDF 73.1940 Legally qualified candidates for public office. [580]TEXT [581]PDF 73.1941 Equal opportunities. [582]TEXT [583]PDF 73.1942 Candidate rates. [584]TEXT [585]PDF 73.1943 Political file. [586]TEXT [587]PDF 73.1944 Reasonable access. [588]TEXT [589]PDF 73.2080 Equal employment opportunities (EEO). [ [590]Media Bureau's EEO Page ] [591]TEXT [592]PDF 73.3500 Application and report forms. [593]TEXT [594]PDF 73.3511 Applications required. [595]TEXT [596]PDF 73.3512 Where
• http://transition.fcc.gov/mb/audio/bickel/amfmrule.html
  • [558]TEXT [559]PDF 73.1735 AM station operation pre-sunrise and post-sunset. [560]TEXT [561]PDF 73.1740 Minimum operating schedule. [562]TEXT [563]PDF 73.1745 Unauthorized operation. [564]TEXT [565]PDF 73.1750 Discontinuance of operation. [566]TEXT [567]PDF 73.1800 General requirements related to the station log. [568]TEXT [569]PDF 73.1820 Station log. [570]TEXT [571]PDF 73.1835 Special technical records. [572]TEXT [573]PDF 73.1840 Retention of logs. [574]TEXT [575]PDF 73.1870 Chief operators. [576]TEXT [577]PDF 73.1910 Fairness Doctrine. [578]TEXT [579]PDF 73.1940 Legally qualified candidates for public office. [580]TEXT [581]PDF 73.1941 Equal opportunities. [582]TEXT [583]PDF 73.1942 Candidate rates. [584]TEXT [585]PDF 73.1943 Political file. [586]TEXT [587]PDF 73.1944 Reasonable access. [588]TEXT [589]PDF 73.2080 Equal employment opportunities (EEO). [ [590]Media Bureau's EEO Page ] [591]TEXT [592]PDF 73.3500 Application and report forms. [593]TEXT [594]PDF 73.3511 Applications required. [595]TEXT [596]PDF 73.3512 Where
• http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Mass_Media/News_Releases/1998/nrmm8007.html http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Mass_Media/News_Releases/1998/nrmm8007.txt http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Mass_Media/News_Releases/1998/nrmm8007.wp
  • most recent statement regarding spectrum scarcity, the Supreme Court noted the "scarcity of available frequencies [for the broadcast medium] at its inception," Reno v. American Civil Liberties Union, 117 S.Ct. 2329, 2342 (1997) (emphasis added), seeming to distinguish between past and present scarcity. 3. In the mid to late 1980s, the Commission undertook this very inquiry. See Inquiry Into Section 73.1910 of the Commission's Rules and Regulations Concerning Alternatives to the General Fairness Doctrine Obligations of Broadcast Licensees, 102 FCC 2d 145 (1985) ("1985 Fairness Report); In Re Complaint of Syracuse Peace Council, 2 FCC Rcd 5043 (1987). The Commission concluded that "our comprehensive study of the telecommunications market in the 1985 Fairness Report has convinced us that [the spectrum scarcity]
• http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Mass_Media/Notices/1998/fcc98037.pdf http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Mass_Media/Notices/1998/fcc98037.txt http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Mass_Media/Notices/1998/fcc98037.wp
  • its most recent statement regarding spectrum scarcity, the Supreme Court noted the "scarcity of available frequencies [for the broadcast medium] at its inception," Reno v. American Civil Liberties Union, 117 S.Ct. 2329, 2342 (1997) (emphasis added), seeming to distinguish between past and present scarcity. 3In the mid to late 1980s, the Commission undertook this very inquiry. See Inquiry Into Section 73.1910 of the Commission's Rules and Regulations Concerning Alternatives to the General Fairness Doctrine Obligations of Broadcast Licensees, 102 FCC 2d 145 (1985) ("1985 Fairness Report); In Re Complaint of Syracuse Peace Council, 2 FCC Rcd 5043 (1987). The Commission concluded that "our comprehensive study of the telecommunications market in the 1985 Fairness Report has convinced us that [the spectrum scarcity]
• http://www.fcc.gov/mb/audio/bickel/amfmrule.html
  • [558]TEXT [559]PDF 73.1735 AM station operation pre-sunrise and post-sunset. [560]TEXT [561]PDF 73.1740 Minimum operating schedule. [562]TEXT [563]PDF 73.1745 Unauthorized operation. [564]TEXT [565]PDF 73.1750 Discontinuance of operation. [566]TEXT [567]PDF 73.1800 General requirements related to the station log. [568]TEXT [569]PDF 73.1820 Station log. [570]TEXT [571]PDF 73.1835 Special technical records. [572]TEXT [573]PDF 73.1840 Retention of logs. [574]TEXT [575]PDF 73.1870 Chief operators. [576]TEXT [577]PDF 73.1910 Fairness Doctrine. [578]TEXT [579]PDF 73.1940 Legally qualified candidates for public office. [580]TEXT [581]PDF 73.1941 Equal opportunities. [582]TEXT [583]PDF 73.1942 Candidate rates. [584]TEXT [585]PDF 73.1943 Political file. [586]TEXT [587]PDF 73.1944 Reasonable access. [588]TEXT [589]PDF 73.2080 Equal employment opportunities (EEO). [ [590]Media Bureau's EEO Page ] [591]TEXT [592]PDF 73.3500 Application and report forms. [593]TEXT [594]PDF 73.3511 Applications required. [595]TEXT [596]PDF 73.3512 Where
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  • [510]TEXT [511]PDF 73.1735 AM station operation pre-sunrise and post-sunset. [512]TEXT [513]PDF 73.1740 Minimum operating schedule. [514]TEXT [515]PDF 73.1745 Unauthorized operation. [516]TEXT [517]PDF 73.1750 Discontinuance of operation. [518]TEXT [519]PDF 73.1800 General requirements related to the station log. [520]TEXT [521]PDF 73.1820 Station log. [522]TEXT [523]PDF 73.1835 Special technical records. [524]TEXT [525]PDF 73.1840 Retention of logs. [526]TEXT [527]PDF 73.1870 Chief operators. [528]TEXT [529]PDF 73.1910 Fairness Doctrine. [530]TEXT [531]PDF 73.1940 Legally qualified candidates for public office. [532]TEXT [533]PDF 73.1941 Equal opportunities. [534]TEXT [535]PDF 73.1942 Candidate rates. [536]TEXT [537]PDF 73.1943 Political file. [538]TEXT [539]PDF 73.1944 Reasonable access. [540]TEXT [541]PDF 73.2080 Equal employment opportunities (EEO). [ [542]Media Bureau's EEO Page ] [543]TEXT [544]PDF 73.3500 Application and report forms. [545]TEXT [546]PDF 73.3511 Applications required. [547]TEXT [548]PDF 73.3512 Where
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  • we deny the Shear Informal Objection. We also admonish the Licensee for its apparent willful and repeated violation of the public inspection file access requirements contained in Section 73.3527(c) of the Commission's Rules (the ``Rules''), and grant the Application. Background. VSI alleges that the Licensee has: (a) abandoned direct management of the Station; (b) violated the Fairness Doctrine and Section 73.1910 of the Rules by failing to provide reasonable opportunity for the discussion of conflicting points of view on issues of public importance; (c) failed to provide programming relating to community issues, offering no ``news-related programming;'' (d) failed to ``establish a consistent music programming base that administers to the full demographic community;'' (e) violated the Commission's Emergency Alert System (``EAS'') rules;
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  • Serving Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Memorandum Opinion and Order, 8 FCC Rcd 6400, 6401 (1993) (``Philadelphia Station License Renewals'') (citing Time-Life Broadcast, Inc., Memorandum Opinion and Order, 33 FCC 2d 1081, 1082 (1972), and Office of Communications of United Church of Christ v. FCC, 707 F.2d 1413 (D.C. Cir. 1983) (subsequent history omitted)). Philadelphia Station License Renewals at 6401. 47 C.F.R � 73.1910. Syracuse Peace Council, Memorandum Opinion and Order, 2 FCC Rcd 5043, 5052 (1987), aff'd sub nom. Syracuse Peace Council v. FCC, 867 F.2d 654 (D.C. Cir. 1989), cert. denied 493 U.S. 1019 (1990). In re Repeal or Modification of the Personal Attack and Political Editorial Rules, Order, 15 FCC Rcd 20697 (2000). Radio-Television News Directors Association v. FCC, 229 F.3d
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  • countervailing benefits. As a result, the FCC concluded that the doctrine was inconsistent with both the public interest and the First Amendment principles it was intended to promote.'' In 1989, the D.C. Circuit affirmed the FCC's conclusion that the fairness doctrine no longer served the public interest, without reaching the constitutional question. Thus, the Commission's broadcast rule, 47 C.F.R. � 73.1910, and the Commission's origination cablecast rule, 47 C.F.R. � 76.209, both referencing the defunct fairness doctrine, are without current legal effect and are deleted as obsolete. This Order also deletes cable rules that were corollaries to the defunct fairness doctrine, the personal attack and political editorial rules, 47 C.F.R. �� 76.1612 and 76.1613, respectively. The D.C. Circuit issued a writ
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  • you for having me here today, and I look forward to your questions. Telecommunications Act of 1996, Pub. L. 104-104, 110 Stat. 56 (1996). . 47 U.S.C. �160(a)(2). 47 U.S.C. �161(a)(2). 47 U.S.C. �161(b). Exec. Order No. 13,563, 76 Fed. Reg. 3821 (2011). President Barack Obama, Toward a 21st-Century Regulatory System, Wall St. J., Jan. 18, 2011. 47 C.F.R. � 73.1910 (broadcasting); 47 C.F.R. � 76.209 (``origination cablecasting''). Robbins, Aldona and Gary, What's the Most Potent Way to Stimulate the Economy?, Institute for Policy Innovation (Oct. 10, 2001). House, Christopher L. and Shapiro, Matthew D., Temporary Investment Tax Incentives: Theory with Evidence from Bonus Depreciation, Am. Economic Rev. (2008). � 2 7 v w � U��@�F�@w ` z ` z `
• http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DOC-307406A1.pdf
  • want to broadcast than there are frequencies to allocate, it is idle to posit an unabridgeable First Amendment right to broadcast comparable to the right of every individual to speak, write, or publish." Red Lion Broadcasting Co. v. FCC, 395 U.S. 367, 388 (1969). 11 Red Lion Broadcasting Co. v. FCC, 395 U.S. 367, 390 (1969). 12 Inquiry into Section 73.1910 of the Commission's Rules and Regulations Concerning the General Fairness Doctrine Obligations of Broadcast Licens- ees, Report, 102 FCC 2d 145, 170 (1987) (Fairness Doctrine Report 1987). 13 Fairness Doctrine Report 1987, FCC 77-643, 102 FCC 2d at 171. For other examples of such chilling, see id. at 169�188, passim. 14 Repeal or Modification of the Personal Attack and Political
• http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DOC-310874A1.pdf http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DOC-310874A1.txt
  • experiment with spread spectrum communications technologies. 97.311 (d) 97.5(b)(4) 4/29/11 Eliminate outdated and unnecessary reporting requirements related to international telecommunications traffic. 43.53 43.61 (b) 43.61 (c) 63.23 (e) 7/19/11 Rule revisions enabling all tariff filers to file tariffs electronically over the Internet. 61.21 61.22 61.23 61.32 61.33 61.151 61.152 61.153 61.52(a) 7/20/11 Fairness Doctrine, Personal Attack & Political Editorial Rules. 73.1910 76.209 76.1612 9/9/11 Appendix 38 The Federal Communications Commission | November 7, 2011 Preliminary Plan for Retrospective Analysis of Existing Rules Regulations removed (190 as of 11/1/11) CFR Section Effective date in FR 76.1613 Broadcast Flag. 73.8000 73.9000-9009 9/9/11 Cable Programming Service Tier Complaints. 76.950-951 76.953-957 76.960-961 76.1402 76.1605-1606 9/9/11 Part 1, Subpart D Broadcast Applications & Proceedings (duplicative of
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  • the equal time doctrine: ``once a candidate is permitted to use the station, the station must provide other candidates `with equal time at an equal rate, at a comparable hour of the day, and with a similar format for presentation'''), quoting Kennedy for President Comm. v. FCC, 636 F.2d 432, 437 n. 33 (D.C. Cir. 1980). See 47 C.F.R. � 73.1910. See also 47 U.S.C. � 315(a) (broadcasters' obligation ``to afford reasonable opportunity to for the discussion of conflicting views on issues of public importance.''). The Commission ceased enforcement of the fairness doctrine (in contradistinction to the equal time doctrine) in 1987 after determining that such enforcement no longer served the public interest. See Syracuse Peace Council v. FCC, 2 FCC
• http://transition.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Mass_Media/News_Releases/1998/nrmm8007.html http://transition.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Mass_Media/News_Releases/1998/nrmm8007.txt http://transition.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Mass_Media/News_Releases/1998/nrmm8007.wp
  • most recent statement regarding spectrum scarcity, the Supreme Court noted the "scarcity of available frequencies [for the broadcast medium] at its inception," Reno v. American Civil Liberties Union, 117 S.Ct. 2329, 2342 (1997) (emphasis added), seeming to distinguish between past and present scarcity. 3. In the mid to late 1980s, the Commission undertook this very inquiry. See Inquiry Into Section 73.1910 of the Commission's Rules and Regulations Concerning Alternatives to the General Fairness Doctrine Obligations of Broadcast Licensees, 102 FCC 2d 145 (1985) ("1985 Fairness Report); In Re Complaint of Syracuse Peace Council, 2 FCC Rcd 5043 (1987). The Commission concluded that "our comprehensive study of the telecommunications market in the 1985 Fairness Report has convinced us that [the spectrum scarcity]
• http://transition.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Mass_Media/Notices/1998/fcc98037.pdf http://transition.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Mass_Media/Notices/1998/fcc98037.txt http://transition.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Mass_Media/Notices/1998/fcc98037.wp
  • its most recent statement regarding spectrum scarcity, the Supreme Court noted the "scarcity of available frequencies [for the broadcast medium] at its inception," Reno v. American Civil Liberties Union, 117 S.Ct. 2329, 2342 (1997) (emphasis added), seeming to distinguish between past and present scarcity. 3In the mid to late 1980s, the Commission undertook this very inquiry. See Inquiry Into Section 73.1910 of the Commission's Rules and Regulations Concerning Alternatives to the General Fairness Doctrine Obligations of Broadcast Licensees, 102 FCC 2d 145 (1985) ("1985 Fairness Report); In Re Complaint of Syracuse Peace Council, 2 FCC Rcd 5043 (1987). The Commission concluded that "our comprehensive study of the telecommunications market in the 1985 Fairness Report has convinced us that [the spectrum scarcity]
• http://transition.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/audio/amfmrule.html
  • [558]TEXT [559]PDF 73.1735 AM station operation pre-sunrise and post-sunset. [560]TEXT [561]PDF 73.1740 Minimum operating schedule. [562]TEXT [563]PDF 73.1745 Unauthorized operation. [564]TEXT [565]PDF 73.1750 Discontinuance of operation. [566]TEXT [567]PDF 73.1800 General requirements related to the station log. [568]TEXT [569]PDF 73.1820 Station log. [570]TEXT [571]PDF 73.1835 Special technical records. [572]TEXT [573]PDF 73.1840 Retention of logs. [574]TEXT [575]PDF 73.1870 Chief operators. [576]TEXT [577]PDF 73.1910 Fairness Doctrine. [578]TEXT [579]PDF 73.1940 Legally qualified candidates for public office. [580]TEXT [581]PDF 73.1941 Equal opportunities. [582]TEXT [583]PDF 73.1942 Candidate rates. [584]TEXT [585]PDF 73.1943 Political file. [586]TEXT [587]PDF 73.1944 Reasonable access. [588]TEXT [589]PDF 73.2080 Equal employment opportunities (EEO). [ [590]Media Bureau's EEO Page ] [591]TEXT [592]PDF 73.3500 Application and report forms. [593]TEXT [594]PDF 73.3511 Applications required. [595]TEXT [596]PDF 73.3512 Where
• http://transition.fcc.gov/mb/audio/bickel/amfmrule.html
  • [558]TEXT [559]PDF 73.1735 AM station operation pre-sunrise and post-sunset. [560]TEXT [561]PDF 73.1740 Minimum operating schedule. [562]TEXT [563]PDF 73.1745 Unauthorized operation. [564]TEXT [565]PDF 73.1750 Discontinuance of operation. [566]TEXT [567]PDF 73.1800 General requirements related to the station log. [568]TEXT [569]PDF 73.1820 Station log. [570]TEXT [571]PDF 73.1835 Special technical records. [572]TEXT [573]PDF 73.1840 Retention of logs. [574]TEXT [575]PDF 73.1870 Chief operators. [576]TEXT [577]PDF 73.1910 Fairness Doctrine. [578]TEXT [579]PDF 73.1940 Legally qualified candidates for public office. [580]TEXT [581]PDF 73.1941 Equal opportunities. [582]TEXT [583]PDF 73.1942 Candidate rates. [584]TEXT [585]PDF 73.1943 Political file. [586]TEXT [587]PDF 73.1944 Reasonable access. [588]TEXT [589]PDF 73.2080 Equal employment opportunities (EEO). [ [590]Media Bureau's EEO Page ] [591]TEXT [592]PDF 73.3500 Application and report forms. [593]TEXT [594]PDF 73.3511 Applications required. [595]TEXT [596]PDF 73.3512 Where
• http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Mass_Media/News_Releases/1998/nrmm8007.html http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Mass_Media/News_Releases/1998/nrmm8007.txt http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Mass_Media/News_Releases/1998/nrmm8007.wp
  • most recent statement regarding spectrum scarcity, the Supreme Court noted the "scarcity of available frequencies [for the broadcast medium] at its inception," Reno v. American Civil Liberties Union, 117 S.Ct. 2329, 2342 (1997) (emphasis added), seeming to distinguish between past and present scarcity. 3. In the mid to late 1980s, the Commission undertook this very inquiry. See Inquiry Into Section 73.1910 of the Commission's Rules and Regulations Concerning Alternatives to the General Fairness Doctrine Obligations of Broadcast Licensees, 102 FCC 2d 145 (1985) ("1985 Fairness Report); In Re Complaint of Syracuse Peace Council, 2 FCC Rcd 5043 (1987). The Commission concluded that "our comprehensive study of the telecommunications market in the 1985 Fairness Report has convinced us that [the spectrum scarcity]
• http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Mass_Media/Notices/1998/fcc98037.pdf http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Mass_Media/Notices/1998/fcc98037.txt http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Mass_Media/Notices/1998/fcc98037.wp
  • its most recent statement regarding spectrum scarcity, the Supreme Court noted the "scarcity of available frequencies [for the broadcast medium] at its inception," Reno v. American Civil Liberties Union, 117 S.Ct. 2329, 2342 (1997) (emphasis added), seeming to distinguish between past and present scarcity. 3In the mid to late 1980s, the Commission undertook this very inquiry. See Inquiry Into Section 73.1910 of the Commission's Rules and Regulations Concerning Alternatives to the General Fairness Doctrine Obligations of Broadcast Licensees, 102 FCC 2d 145 (1985) ("1985 Fairness Report); In Re Complaint of Syracuse Peace Council, 2 FCC Rcd 5043 (1987). The Commission concluded that "our comprehensive study of the telecommunications market in the 1985 Fairness Report has convinced us that [the spectrum scarcity]
• http://www.fcc.gov/mb/audio/bickel/amfmrule.html
  • [558]TEXT [559]PDF 73.1735 AM station operation pre-sunrise and post-sunset. [560]TEXT [561]PDF 73.1740 Minimum operating schedule. [562]TEXT [563]PDF 73.1745 Unauthorized operation. [564]TEXT [565]PDF 73.1750 Discontinuance of operation. [566]TEXT [567]PDF 73.1800 General requirements related to the station log. [568]TEXT [569]PDF 73.1820 Station log. [570]TEXT [571]PDF 73.1835 Special technical records. [572]TEXT [573]PDF 73.1840 Retention of logs. [574]TEXT [575]PDF 73.1870 Chief operators. [576]TEXT [577]PDF 73.1910 Fairness Doctrine. [578]TEXT [579]PDF 73.1940 Legally qualified candidates for public office. [580]TEXT [581]PDF 73.1941 Equal opportunities. [582]TEXT [583]PDF 73.1942 Candidate rates. [584]TEXT [585]PDF 73.1943 Political file. [586]TEXT [587]PDF 73.1944 Reasonable access. [588]TEXT [589]PDF 73.2080 Equal employment opportunities (EEO). [ [590]Media Bureau's EEO Page ] [591]TEXT [592]PDF 73.3500 Application and report forms. [593]TEXT [594]PDF 73.3511 Applications required. [595]TEXT [596]PDF 73.3512 Where
• http://www.fcc.gov/mb/audio/includes/63-amfmrule.htm
  • [510]TEXT [511]PDF 73.1735 AM station operation pre-sunrise and post-sunset. [512]TEXT [513]PDF 73.1740 Minimum operating schedule. [514]TEXT [515]PDF 73.1745 Unauthorized operation. [516]TEXT [517]PDF 73.1750 Discontinuance of operation. [518]TEXT [519]PDF 73.1800 General requirements related to the station log. [520]TEXT [521]PDF 73.1820 Station log. [522]TEXT [523]PDF 73.1835 Special technical records. [524]TEXT [525]PDF 73.1840 Retention of logs. [526]TEXT [527]PDF 73.1870 Chief operators. [528]TEXT [529]PDF 73.1910 Fairness Doctrine. [530]TEXT [531]PDF 73.1940 Legally qualified candidates for public office. [532]TEXT [533]PDF 73.1941 Equal opportunities. [534]TEXT [535]PDF 73.1942 Candidate rates. [536]TEXT [537]PDF 73.1943 Political file. [538]TEXT [539]PDF 73.1944 Reasonable access. [540]TEXT [541]PDF 73.2080 Equal employment opportunities (EEO). [ [542]Media Bureau's EEO Page ] [543]TEXT [544]PDF 73.3500 Application and report forms. [545]TEXT [546]PDF 73.3511 Applications required. [547]TEXT [548]PDF 73.3512 Where
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  • we deny the Shear Informal Objection. We also admonish the Licensee for its apparent willful and repeated violation of the public inspection file access requirements contained in Section 73.3527(c) of the Commission's Rules (the ``Rules''), and grant the Application. Background. VSI alleges that the Licensee has: (a) abandoned direct management of the Station; (b) violated the Fairness Doctrine and Section 73.1910 of the Rules by failing to provide reasonable opportunity for the discussion of conflicting points of view on issues of public importance; (c) failed to provide programming relating to community issues, offering no ``news-related programming;'' (d) failed to ``establish a consistent music programming base that administers to the full demographic community;'' (e) violated the Commission's Emergency Alert System (``EAS'') rules;
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  • Serving Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Memorandum Opinion and Order, 8 FCC Rcd 6400, 6401 (1993) (``Philadelphia Station License Renewals'') (citing Time-Life Broadcast, Inc., Memorandum Opinion and Order, 33 FCC 2d 1081, 1082 (1972), and Office of Communications of United Church of Christ v. FCC, 707 F.2d 1413 (D.C. Cir. 1983) (subsequent history omitted)). Philadelphia Station License Renewals at 6401. 47 C.F.R � 73.1910. Syracuse Peace Council, Memorandum Opinion and Order, 2 FCC Rcd 5043, 5052 (1987), aff'd sub nom. Syracuse Peace Council v. FCC, 867 F.2d 654 (D.C. Cir. 1989), cert. denied 493 U.S. 1019 (1990). In re Repeal or Modification of the Personal Attack and Political Editorial Rules, Order, 15 FCC Rcd 20697 (2000). Radio-Television News Directors Association v. FCC, 229 F.3d
• http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-11-1432A1.doc http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-11-1432A1.pdf http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-11-1432A1.txt
  • countervailing benefits. As a result, the FCC concluded that the doctrine was inconsistent with both the public interest and the First Amendment principles it was intended to promote.'' In 1989, the D.C. Circuit affirmed the FCC's conclusion that the fairness doctrine no longer served the public interest, without reaching the constitutional question. Thus, the Commission's broadcast rule, 47 C.F.R. � 73.1910, and the Commission's origination cablecast rule, 47 C.F.R. � 76.209, both referencing the defunct fairness doctrine, are without current legal effect and are deleted as obsolete. This Order also deletes cable rules that were corollaries to the defunct fairness doctrine, the personal attack and political editorial rules, 47 C.F.R. �� 76.1612 and 76.1613, respectively. The D.C. Circuit issued a writ
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  • you for having me here today, and I look forward to your questions. Telecommunications Act of 1996, Pub. L. 104-104, 110 Stat. 56 (1996). . 47 U.S.C. �160(a)(2). 47 U.S.C. �161(a)(2). 47 U.S.C. �161(b). Exec. Order No. 13,563, 76 Fed. Reg. 3821 (2011). President Barack Obama, Toward a 21st-Century Regulatory System, Wall St. J., Jan. 18, 2011. 47 C.F.R. � 73.1910 (broadcasting); 47 C.F.R. � 76.209 (``origination cablecasting''). Robbins, Aldona and Gary, What's the Most Potent Way to Stimulate the Economy?, Institute for Policy Innovation (Oct. 10, 2001). House, Christopher L. and Shapiro, Matthew D., Temporary Investment Tax Incentives: Theory with Evidence from Bonus Depreciation, Am. Economic Rev. (2008). � 2 7 v w � U��@�F�@w ` z ` z `
• http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DOC-307406A1.pdf
  • want to broadcast than there are frequencies to allocate, it is idle to posit an unabridgeable First Amendment right to broadcast comparable to the right of every individual to speak, write, or publish." Red Lion Broadcasting Co. v. FCC, 395 U.S. 367, 388 (1969). 11 Red Lion Broadcasting Co. v. FCC, 395 U.S. 367, 390 (1969). 12 Inquiry into Section 73.1910 of the Commission's Rules and Regulations Concerning the General Fairness Doctrine Obligations of Broadcast Licens- ees, Report, 102 FCC 2d 145, 170 (1987) (Fairness Doctrine Report 1987). 13 Fairness Doctrine Report 1987, FCC 77-643, 102 FCC 2d at 171. For other examples of such chilling, see id. at 169�188, passim. 14 Repeal or Modification of the Personal Attack and Political
• http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DOC-310874A1.pdf http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DOC-310874A1.txt
  • experiment with spread spectrum communications technologies. 97.311 (d) 97.5(b)(4) 4/29/11 Eliminate outdated and unnecessary reporting requirements related to international telecommunications traffic. 43.53 43.61 (b) 43.61 (c) 63.23 (e) 7/19/11 Rule revisions enabling all tariff filers to file tariffs electronically over the Internet. 61.21 61.22 61.23 61.32 61.33 61.151 61.152 61.153 61.52(a) 7/20/11 Fairness Doctrine, Personal Attack & Political Editorial Rules. 73.1910 76.209 76.1612 9/9/11 Appendix 38 The Federal Communications Commission | November 7, 2011 Preliminary Plan for Retrospective Analysis of Existing Rules Regulations removed (190 as of 11/1/11) CFR Section Effective date in FR 76.1613 Broadcast Flag. 73.8000 73.9000-9009 9/9/11 Cable Programming Service Tier Complaints. 76.950-951 76.953-957 76.960-961 76.1402 76.1605-1606 9/9/11 Part 1, Subpart D Broadcast Applications & Proceedings (duplicative of
• http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-08-74A1.doc http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-08-74A1.pdf http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-08-74A1.txt
  • the equal time doctrine: ``once a candidate is permitted to use the station, the station must provide other candidates `with equal time at an equal rate, at a comparable hour of the day, and with a similar format for presentation'''), quoting Kennedy for President Comm. v. FCC, 636 F.2d 432, 437 n. 33 (D.C. Cir. 1980). See 47 C.F.R. � 73.1910. See also 47 U.S.C. � 315(a) (broadcasters' obligation ``to afford reasonable opportunity to for the discussion of conflicting views on issues of public importance.''). The Commission ceased enforcement of the fairness doctrine (in contradistinction to the equal time doctrine) in 1987 after determining that such enforcement no longer served the public interest. See Syracuse Peace Council v. FCC, 2 FCC
• http://transition.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Mass_Media/News_Releases/1998/nrmm8007.html http://transition.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Mass_Media/News_Releases/1998/nrmm8007.txt http://transition.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Mass_Media/News_Releases/1998/nrmm8007.wp
  • most recent statement regarding spectrum scarcity, the Supreme Court noted the "scarcity of available frequencies [for the broadcast medium] at its inception," Reno v. American Civil Liberties Union, 117 S.Ct. 2329, 2342 (1997) (emphasis added), seeming to distinguish between past and present scarcity. 3. In the mid to late 1980s, the Commission undertook this very inquiry. See Inquiry Into Section 73.1910 of the Commission's Rules and Regulations Concerning Alternatives to the General Fairness Doctrine Obligations of Broadcast Licensees, 102 FCC 2d 145 (1985) ("1985 Fairness Report); In Re Complaint of Syracuse Peace Council, 2 FCC Rcd 5043 (1987). The Commission concluded that "our comprehensive study of the telecommunications market in the 1985 Fairness Report has convinced us that [the spectrum scarcity]
• http://transition.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Mass_Media/Notices/1998/fcc98037.pdf http://transition.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Mass_Media/Notices/1998/fcc98037.txt http://transition.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Mass_Media/Notices/1998/fcc98037.wp
  • its most recent statement regarding spectrum scarcity, the Supreme Court noted the "scarcity of available frequencies [for the broadcast medium] at its inception," Reno v. American Civil Liberties Union, 117 S.Ct. 2329, 2342 (1997) (emphasis added), seeming to distinguish between past and present scarcity. 3In the mid to late 1980s, the Commission undertook this very inquiry. See Inquiry Into Section 73.1910 of the Commission's Rules and Regulations Concerning Alternatives to the General Fairness Doctrine Obligations of Broadcast Licensees, 102 FCC 2d 145 (1985) ("1985 Fairness Report); In Re Complaint of Syracuse Peace Council, 2 FCC Rcd 5043 (1987). The Commission concluded that "our comprehensive study of the telecommunications market in the 1985 Fairness Report has convinced us that [the spectrum scarcity]
• http://transition.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/audio/amfmrule.html
  • [558]TEXT [559]PDF 73.1735 AM station operation pre-sunrise and post-sunset. [560]TEXT [561]PDF 73.1740 Minimum operating schedule. [562]TEXT [563]PDF 73.1745 Unauthorized operation. [564]TEXT [565]PDF 73.1750 Discontinuance of operation. [566]TEXT [567]PDF 73.1800 General requirements related to the station log. [568]TEXT [569]PDF 73.1820 Station log. [570]TEXT [571]PDF 73.1835 Special technical records. [572]TEXT [573]PDF 73.1840 Retention of logs. [574]TEXT [575]PDF 73.1870 Chief operators. [576]TEXT [577]PDF 73.1910 Fairness Doctrine. [578]TEXT [579]PDF 73.1940 Legally qualified candidates for public office. [580]TEXT [581]PDF 73.1941 Equal opportunities. [582]TEXT [583]PDF 73.1942 Candidate rates. [584]TEXT [585]PDF 73.1943 Political file. [586]TEXT [587]PDF 73.1944 Reasonable access. [588]TEXT [589]PDF 73.2080 Equal employment opportunities (EEO). [ [590]Media Bureau's EEO Page ] [591]TEXT [592]PDF 73.3500 Application and report forms. [593]TEXT [594]PDF 73.3511 Applications required. [595]TEXT [596]PDF 73.3512 Where
• http://transition.fcc.gov/mb/audio/bickel/amfmrule.html
  • [558]TEXT [559]PDF 73.1735 AM station operation pre-sunrise and post-sunset. [560]TEXT [561]PDF 73.1740 Minimum operating schedule. [562]TEXT [563]PDF 73.1745 Unauthorized operation. [564]TEXT [565]PDF 73.1750 Discontinuance of operation. [566]TEXT [567]PDF 73.1800 General requirements related to the station log. [568]TEXT [569]PDF 73.1820 Station log. [570]TEXT [571]PDF 73.1835 Special technical records. [572]TEXT [573]PDF 73.1840 Retention of logs. [574]TEXT [575]PDF 73.1870 Chief operators. [576]TEXT [577]PDF 73.1910 Fairness Doctrine. [578]TEXT [579]PDF 73.1940 Legally qualified candidates for public office. [580]TEXT [581]PDF 73.1941 Equal opportunities. [582]TEXT [583]PDF 73.1942 Candidate rates. [584]TEXT [585]PDF 73.1943 Political file. [586]TEXT [587]PDF 73.1944 Reasonable access. [588]TEXT [589]PDF 73.2080 Equal employment opportunities (EEO). [ [590]Media Bureau's EEO Page ] [591]TEXT [592]PDF 73.3500 Application and report forms. [593]TEXT [594]PDF 73.3511 Applications required. [595]TEXT [596]PDF 73.3512 Where
• http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Mass_Media/News_Releases/1998/nrmm8007.html http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Mass_Media/News_Releases/1998/nrmm8007.txt http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Mass_Media/News_Releases/1998/nrmm8007.wp
  • most recent statement regarding spectrum scarcity, the Supreme Court noted the "scarcity of available frequencies [for the broadcast medium] at its inception," Reno v. American Civil Liberties Union, 117 S.Ct. 2329, 2342 (1997) (emphasis added), seeming to distinguish between past and present scarcity. 3. In the mid to late 1980s, the Commission undertook this very inquiry. See Inquiry Into Section 73.1910 of the Commission's Rules and Regulations Concerning Alternatives to the General Fairness Doctrine Obligations of Broadcast Licensees, 102 FCC 2d 145 (1985) ("1985 Fairness Report); In Re Complaint of Syracuse Peace Council, 2 FCC Rcd 5043 (1987). The Commission concluded that "our comprehensive study of the telecommunications market in the 1985 Fairness Report has convinced us that [the spectrum scarcity]
• http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Mass_Media/Notices/1998/fcc98037.pdf http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Mass_Media/Notices/1998/fcc98037.txt http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Mass_Media/Notices/1998/fcc98037.wp
  • its most recent statement regarding spectrum scarcity, the Supreme Court noted the "scarcity of available frequencies [for the broadcast medium] at its inception," Reno v. American Civil Liberties Union, 117 S.Ct. 2329, 2342 (1997) (emphasis added), seeming to distinguish between past and present scarcity. 3In the mid to late 1980s, the Commission undertook this very inquiry. See Inquiry Into Section 73.1910 of the Commission's Rules and Regulations Concerning Alternatives to the General Fairness Doctrine Obligations of Broadcast Licensees, 102 FCC 2d 145 (1985) ("1985 Fairness Report); In Re Complaint of Syracuse Peace Council, 2 FCC Rcd 5043 (1987). The Commission concluded that "our comprehensive study of the telecommunications market in the 1985 Fairness Report has convinced us that [the spectrum scarcity]
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  • we deny the Shear Informal Objection. We also admonish the Licensee for its apparent willful and repeated violation of the public inspection file access requirements contained in Section 73.3527(c) of the Commission's Rules (the ``Rules''), and grant the Application. Background. VSI alleges that the Licensee has: (a) abandoned direct management of the Station; (b) violated the Fairness Doctrine and Section 73.1910 of the Rules by failing to provide reasonable opportunity for the discussion of conflicting points of view on issues of public importance; (c) failed to provide programming relating to community issues, offering no ``news-related programming;'' (d) failed to ``establish a consistent music programming base that administers to the full demographic community;'' (e) violated the Commission's Emergency Alert System (``EAS'') rules;
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  • Serving Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Memorandum Opinion and Order, 8 FCC Rcd 6400, 6401 (1993) (``Philadelphia Station License Renewals'') (citing Time-Life Broadcast, Inc., Memorandum Opinion and Order, 33 FCC 2d 1081, 1082 (1972), and Office of Communications of United Church of Christ v. FCC, 707 F.2d 1413 (D.C. Cir. 1983) (subsequent history omitted)). Philadelphia Station License Renewals at 6401. 47 C.F.R � 73.1910. Syracuse Peace Council, Memorandum Opinion and Order, 2 FCC Rcd 5043, 5052 (1987), aff'd sub nom. Syracuse Peace Council v. FCC, 867 F.2d 654 (D.C. Cir. 1989), cert. denied 493 U.S. 1019 (1990). In re Repeal or Modification of the Personal Attack and Political Editorial Rules, Order, 15 FCC Rcd 20697 (2000). Radio-Television News Directors Association v. FCC, 229 F.3d
• http://www.fcc.gov/mb/audio/bickel/amfmrule.html
  • [558]TEXT [559]PDF 73.1735 AM station operation pre-sunrise and post-sunset. [560]TEXT [561]PDF 73.1740 Minimum operating schedule. [562]TEXT [563]PDF 73.1745 Unauthorized operation. [564]TEXT [565]PDF 73.1750 Discontinuance of operation. [566]TEXT [567]PDF 73.1800 General requirements related to the station log. [568]TEXT [569]PDF 73.1820 Station log. [570]TEXT [571]PDF 73.1835 Special technical records. [572]TEXT [573]PDF 73.1840 Retention of logs. [574]TEXT [575]PDF 73.1870 Chief operators. [576]TEXT [577]PDF 73.1910 Fairness Doctrine. [578]TEXT [579]PDF 73.1940 Legally qualified candidates for public office. [580]TEXT [581]PDF 73.1941 Equal opportunities. [582]TEXT [583]PDF 73.1942 Candidate rates. [584]TEXT [585]PDF 73.1943 Political file. [586]TEXT [587]PDF 73.1944 Reasonable access. [588]TEXT [589]PDF 73.2080 Equal employment opportunities (EEO). [ [590]Media Bureau's EEO Page ] [591]TEXT [592]PDF 73.3500 Application and report forms. [593]TEXT [594]PDF 73.3511 Applications required. [595]TEXT [596]PDF 73.3512 Where
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  • [510]TEXT [511]PDF 73.1735 AM station operation pre-sunrise and post-sunset. [512]TEXT [513]PDF 73.1740 Minimum operating schedule. [514]TEXT [515]PDF 73.1745 Unauthorized operation. [516]TEXT [517]PDF 73.1750 Discontinuance of operation. [518]TEXT [519]PDF 73.1800 General requirements related to the station log. [520]TEXT [521]PDF 73.1820 Station log. [522]TEXT [523]PDF 73.1835 Special technical records. [524]TEXT [525]PDF 73.1840 Retention of logs. [526]TEXT [527]PDF 73.1870 Chief operators. [528]TEXT [529]PDF 73.1910 Fairness Doctrine. [530]TEXT [531]PDF 73.1940 Legally qualified candidates for public office. [532]TEXT [533]PDF 73.1941 Equal opportunities. [534]TEXT [535]PDF 73.1942 Candidate rates. [536]TEXT [537]PDF 73.1943 Political file. [538]TEXT [539]PDF 73.1944 Reasonable access. [540]TEXT [541]PDF 73.2080 Equal employment opportunities (EEO). [ [542]Media Bureau's EEO Page ] [543]TEXT [544]PDF 73.3500 Application and report forms. [545]TEXT [546]PDF 73.3511 Applications required. [547]TEXT [548]PDF 73.3512 Where
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  • we deny the Shear Informal Objection. We also admonish the Licensee for its apparent willful and repeated violation of the public inspection file access requirements contained in Section 73.3527(c) of the Commission's Rules (the ``Rules''), and grant the Application. Background. VSI alleges that the Licensee has: (a) abandoned direct management of the Station; (b) violated the Fairness Doctrine and Section 73.1910 of the Rules by failing to provide reasonable opportunity for the discussion of conflicting points of view on issues of public importance; (c) failed to provide programming relating to community issues, offering no ``news-related programming;'' (d) failed to ``establish a consistent music programming base that administers to the full demographic community;'' (e) violated the Commission's Emergency Alert System (``EAS'') rules;
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  • Serving Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Memorandum Opinion and Order, 8 FCC Rcd 6400, 6401 (1993) (``Philadelphia Station License Renewals'') (citing Time-Life Broadcast, Inc., Memorandum Opinion and Order, 33 FCC 2d 1081, 1082 (1972), and Office of Communications of United Church of Christ v. FCC, 707 F.2d 1413 (D.C. Cir. 1983) (subsequent history omitted)). Philadelphia Station License Renewals at 6401. 47 C.F.R � 73.1910. Syracuse Peace Council, Memorandum Opinion and Order, 2 FCC Rcd 5043, 5052 (1987), aff'd sub nom. Syracuse Peace Council v. FCC, 867 F.2d 654 (D.C. Cir. 1989), cert. denied 493 U.S. 1019 (1990). In re Repeal or Modification of the Personal Attack and Political Editorial Rules, Order, 15 FCC Rcd 20697 (2000). Radio-Television News Directors Association v. FCC, 229 F.3d
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  • countervailing benefits. As a result, the FCC concluded that the doctrine was inconsistent with both the public interest and the First Amendment principles it was intended to promote.'' In 1989, the D.C. Circuit affirmed the FCC's conclusion that the fairness doctrine no longer served the public interest, without reaching the constitutional question. Thus, the Commission's broadcast rule, 47 C.F.R. � 73.1910, and the Commission's origination cablecast rule, 47 C.F.R. � 76.209, both referencing the defunct fairness doctrine, are without current legal effect and are deleted as obsolete. This Order also deletes cable rules that were corollaries to the defunct fairness doctrine, the personal attack and political editorial rules, 47 C.F.R. �� 76.1612 and 76.1613, respectively. The D.C. Circuit issued a writ
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  • you for having me here today, and I look forward to your questions. Telecommunications Act of 1996, Pub. L. 104-104, 110 Stat. 56 (1996). . 47 U.S.C. �160(a)(2). 47 U.S.C. �161(a)(2). 47 U.S.C. �161(b). Exec. Order No. 13,563, 76 Fed. Reg. 3821 (2011). President Barack Obama, Toward a 21st-Century Regulatory System, Wall St. J., Jan. 18, 2011. 47 C.F.R. � 73.1910 (broadcasting); 47 C.F.R. � 76.209 (``origination cablecasting''). Robbins, Aldona and Gary, What's the Most Potent Way to Stimulate the Economy?, Institute for Policy Innovation (Oct. 10, 2001). House, Christopher L. and Shapiro, Matthew D., Temporary Investment Tax Incentives: Theory with Evidence from Bonus Depreciation, Am. Economic Rev. (2008). � 2 7 v w � U��@�F�@w ` z ` z `
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  • want to broadcast than there are frequencies to allocate, it is idle to posit an unabridgeable First Amendment right to broadcast comparable to the right of every individual to speak, write, or publish." Red Lion Broadcasting Co. v. FCC, 395 U.S. 367, 388 (1969). 11 Red Lion Broadcasting Co. v. FCC, 395 U.S. 367, 390 (1969). 12 Inquiry into Section 73.1910 of the Commission's Rules and Regulations Concerning the General Fairness Doctrine Obligations of Broadcast Licens- ees, Report, 102 FCC 2d 145, 170 (1987) (Fairness Doctrine Report 1987). 13 Fairness Doctrine Report 1987, FCC 77-643, 102 FCC 2d at 171. For other examples of such chilling, see id. at 169�188, passim. 14 Repeal or Modification of the Personal Attack and Political
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  • experiment with spread spectrum communications technologies. 97.311 (d) 97.5(b)(4) 4/29/11 Eliminate outdated and unnecessary reporting requirements related to international telecommunications traffic. 43.53 43.61 (b) 43.61 (c) 63.23 (e) 7/19/11 Rule revisions enabling all tariff filers to file tariffs electronically over the Internet. 61.21 61.22 61.23 61.32 61.33 61.151 61.152 61.153 61.52(a) 7/20/11 Fairness Doctrine, Personal Attack & Political Editorial Rules. 73.1910 76.209 76.1612 9/9/11 Appendix 38 The Federal Communications Commission | November 7, 2011 Preliminary Plan for Retrospective Analysis of Existing Rules Regulations removed (190 as of 11/1/11) CFR Section Effective date in FR 76.1613 Broadcast Flag. 73.8000 73.9000-9009 9/9/11 Cable Programming Service Tier Complaints. 76.950-951 76.953-957 76.960-961 76.1402 76.1605-1606 9/9/11 Part 1, Subpart D Broadcast Applications & Proceedings (duplicative of
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  • to experiment with spread spectrum communications technologies. 97.311(d) 97.5(b)(4) 4/29/11 Eliminated outdated and unnecessary reporting requirements related to international telecommunications traffic. 43.53 43.61 (b) 43.61 (c) 63.23 (e) 7/19/11 Rule revisions enabling all tariff filers to file tariffs electronically over the Internet. 61.21 61.22 61.23 61.32 61.33 61.151 61.152 61.153 61.52(a) 7/20/11 Fairness Doctrine, Personal Attack & Political Editorial Rules. 73.1910 76.209 76.1612 76.1613 9/9/11 Broadcast Flag. 73.8000 73.9000-9009 9/9/11 Cable Programming Service Tier Complaints. 76.950-951 76.953-957 76.960-961 76.1402 76.1605-1606 9/9/11 Part 1, Subpart D Broadcast Applications & Proceedings (duplicative of rules in Part 73). 1.502-615 9/9/11 Required Commission to review the Interstate Cost Recovery Plan (the TRS Fund) and the TRS Fund administrator's performance after two years (i.e. in 1995).
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  • the equal time doctrine: ``once a candidate is permitted to use the station, the station must provide other candidates `with equal time at an equal rate, at a comparable hour of the day, and with a similar format for presentation'''), quoting Kennedy for President Comm. v. FCC, 636 F.2d 432, 437 n. 33 (D.C. Cir. 1980). See 47 C.F.R. � 73.1910. See also 47 U.S.C. � 315(a) (broadcasters' obligation ``to afford reasonable opportunity to for the discussion of conflicting views on issues of public importance.''). The Commission ceased enforcement of the fairness doctrine (in contradistinction to the equal time doctrine) in 1987 after determining that such enforcement no longer served the public interest. See Syracuse Peace Council v. FCC, 2 FCC
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  • most recent statement regarding spectrum scarcity, the Supreme Court noted the "scarcity of available frequencies [for the broadcast medium] at its inception," Reno v. American Civil Liberties Union, 117 S.Ct. 2329, 2342 (1997) (emphasis added), seeming to distinguish between past and present scarcity. 3. In the mid to late 1980s, the Commission undertook this very inquiry. See Inquiry Into Section 73.1910 of the Commission's Rules and Regulations Concerning Alternatives to the General Fairness Doctrine Obligations of Broadcast Licensees, 102 FCC 2d 145 (1985) ("1985 Fairness Report); In Re Complaint of Syracuse Peace Council, 2 FCC Rcd 5043 (1987). The Commission concluded that "our comprehensive study of the telecommunications market in the 1985 Fairness Report has convinced us that [the spectrum scarcity]
• http://transition.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Mass_Media/Notices/1998/fcc98037.pdf http://transition.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Mass_Media/Notices/1998/fcc98037.txt http://transition.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Mass_Media/Notices/1998/fcc98037.wp
  • its most recent statement regarding spectrum scarcity, the Supreme Court noted the "scarcity of available frequencies [for the broadcast medium] at its inception," Reno v. American Civil Liberties Union, 117 S.Ct. 2329, 2342 (1997) (emphasis added), seeming to distinguish between past and present scarcity. 3In the mid to late 1980s, the Commission undertook this very inquiry. See Inquiry Into Section 73.1910 of the Commission's Rules and Regulations Concerning Alternatives to the General Fairness Doctrine Obligations of Broadcast Licensees, 102 FCC 2d 145 (1985) ("1985 Fairness Report); In Re Complaint of Syracuse Peace Council, 2 FCC Rcd 5043 (1987). The Commission concluded that "our comprehensive study of the telecommunications market in the 1985 Fairness Report has convinced us that [the spectrum scarcity]
• http://transition.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/audio/amfmrule.html
  • [558]TEXT [559]PDF 73.1735 AM station operation pre-sunrise and post-sunset. [560]TEXT [561]PDF 73.1740 Minimum operating schedule. [562]TEXT [563]PDF 73.1745 Unauthorized operation. [564]TEXT [565]PDF 73.1750 Discontinuance of operation. [566]TEXT [567]PDF 73.1800 General requirements related to the station log. [568]TEXT [569]PDF 73.1820 Station log. [570]TEXT [571]PDF 73.1835 Special technical records. [572]TEXT [573]PDF 73.1840 Retention of logs. [574]TEXT [575]PDF 73.1870 Chief operators. [576]TEXT [577]PDF 73.1910 Fairness Doctrine. [578]TEXT [579]PDF 73.1940 Legally qualified candidates for public office. [580]TEXT [581]PDF 73.1941 Equal opportunities. [582]TEXT [583]PDF 73.1942 Candidate rates. [584]TEXT [585]PDF 73.1943 Political file. [586]TEXT [587]PDF 73.1944 Reasonable access. [588]TEXT [589]PDF 73.2080 Equal employment opportunities (EEO). [ [590]Media Bureau's EEO Page ] [591]TEXT [592]PDF 73.3500 Application and report forms. [593]TEXT [594]PDF 73.3511 Applications required. [595]TEXT [596]PDF 73.3512 Where
• http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Mass_Media/News_Releases/1998/nrmm8007.html http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Mass_Media/News_Releases/1998/nrmm8007.txt http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Mass_Media/News_Releases/1998/nrmm8007.wp
  • most recent statement regarding spectrum scarcity, the Supreme Court noted the "scarcity of available frequencies [for the broadcast medium] at its inception," Reno v. American Civil Liberties Union, 117 S.Ct. 2329, 2342 (1997) (emphasis added), seeming to distinguish between past and present scarcity. 3. In the mid to late 1980s, the Commission undertook this very inquiry. See Inquiry Into Section 73.1910 of the Commission's Rules and Regulations Concerning Alternatives to the General Fairness Doctrine Obligations of Broadcast Licensees, 102 FCC 2d 145 (1985) ("1985 Fairness Report); In Re Complaint of Syracuse Peace Council, 2 FCC Rcd 5043 (1987). The Commission concluded that "our comprehensive study of the telecommunications market in the 1985 Fairness Report has convinced us that [the spectrum scarcity]
• http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Mass_Media/Notices/1998/fcc98037.pdf http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Mass_Media/Notices/1998/fcc98037.txt http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Mass_Media/Notices/1998/fcc98037.wp
  • its most recent statement regarding spectrum scarcity, the Supreme Court noted the "scarcity of available frequencies [for the broadcast medium] at its inception," Reno v. American Civil Liberties Union, 117 S.Ct. 2329, 2342 (1997) (emphasis added), seeming to distinguish between past and present scarcity. 3In the mid to late 1980s, the Commission undertook this very inquiry. See Inquiry Into Section 73.1910 of the Commission's Rules and Regulations Concerning Alternatives to the General Fairness Doctrine Obligations of Broadcast Licensees, 102 FCC 2d 145 (1985) ("1985 Fairness Report); In Re Complaint of Syracuse Peace Council, 2 FCC Rcd 5043 (1987). The Commission concluded that "our comprehensive study of the telecommunications market in the 1985 Fairness Report has convinced us that [the spectrum scarcity]
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  • we deny the Shear Informal Objection. We also admonish the Licensee for its apparent willful and repeated violation of the public inspection file access requirements contained in Section 73.3527(c) of the Commission's Rules (the ``Rules''), and grant the Application. Background. VSI alleges that the Licensee has: (a) abandoned direct management of the Station; (b) violated the Fairness Doctrine and Section 73.1910 of the Rules by failing to provide reasonable opportunity for the discussion of conflicting points of view on issues of public importance; (c) failed to provide programming relating to community issues, offering no ``news-related programming;'' (d) failed to ``establish a consistent music programming base that administers to the full demographic community;'' (e) violated the Commission's Emergency Alert System (``EAS'') rules;
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  • Serving Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Memorandum Opinion and Order, 8 FCC Rcd 6400, 6401 (1993) (``Philadelphia Station License Renewals'') (citing Time-Life Broadcast, Inc., Memorandum Opinion and Order, 33 FCC 2d 1081, 1082 (1972), and Office of Communications of United Church of Christ v. FCC, 707 F.2d 1413 (D.C. Cir. 1983) (subsequent history omitted)). Philadelphia Station License Renewals at 6401. 47 C.F.R � 73.1910. Syracuse Peace Council, Memorandum Opinion and Order, 2 FCC Rcd 5043, 5052 (1987), aff'd sub nom. Syracuse Peace Council v. FCC, 867 F.2d 654 (D.C. Cir. 1989), cert. denied 493 U.S. 1019 (1990). In re Repeal or Modification of the Personal Attack and Political Editorial Rules, Order, 15 FCC Rcd 20697 (2000). Radio-Television News Directors Association v. FCC, 229 F.3d
• http://www.fcc.gov/mb/audio/bickel/amfmrule.html
  • [558]TEXT [559]PDF 73.1735 AM station operation pre-sunrise and post-sunset. [560]TEXT [561]PDF 73.1740 Minimum operating schedule. [562]TEXT [563]PDF 73.1745 Unauthorized operation. [564]TEXT [565]PDF 73.1750 Discontinuance of operation. [566]TEXT [567]PDF 73.1800 General requirements related to the station log. [568]TEXT [569]PDF 73.1820 Station log. [570]TEXT [571]PDF 73.1835 Special technical records. [572]TEXT [573]PDF 73.1840 Retention of logs. [574]TEXT [575]PDF 73.1870 Chief operators. [576]TEXT [577]PDF 73.1910 Fairness Doctrine. [578]TEXT [579]PDF 73.1940 Legally qualified candidates for public office. [580]TEXT [581]PDF 73.1941 Equal opportunities. [582]TEXT [583]PDF 73.1942 Candidate rates. [584]TEXT [585]PDF 73.1943 Political file. [586]TEXT [587]PDF 73.1944 Reasonable access. [588]TEXT [589]PDF 73.2080 Equal employment opportunities (EEO). [ [590]Media Bureau's EEO Page ] [591]TEXT [592]PDF 73.3500 Application and report forms. [593]TEXT [594]PDF 73.3511 Applications required. [595]TEXT [596]PDF 73.3512 Where
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  • [510]TEXT [511]PDF 73.1735 AM station operation pre-sunrise and post-sunset. [512]TEXT [513]PDF 73.1740 Minimum operating schedule. [514]TEXT [515]PDF 73.1745 Unauthorized operation. [516]TEXT [517]PDF 73.1750 Discontinuance of operation. [518]TEXT [519]PDF 73.1800 General requirements related to the station log. [520]TEXT [521]PDF 73.1820 Station log. [522]TEXT [523]PDF 73.1835 Special technical records. [524]TEXT [525]PDF 73.1840 Retention of logs. [526]TEXT [527]PDF 73.1870 Chief operators. [528]TEXT [529]PDF 73.1910 Fairness Doctrine. [530]TEXT [531]PDF 73.1940 Legally qualified candidates for public office. [532]TEXT [533]PDF 73.1941 Equal opportunities. [534]TEXT [535]PDF 73.1942 Candidate rates. [536]TEXT [537]PDF 73.1943 Political file. [538]TEXT [539]PDF 73.1944 Reasonable access. [540]TEXT [541]PDF 73.2080 Equal employment opportunities (EEO). [ [542]Media Bureau's EEO Page ] [543]TEXT [544]PDF 73.3500 Application and report forms. [545]TEXT [546]PDF 73.3511 Applications required. [547]TEXT [548]PDF 73.3512 Where
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  • we deny the Shear Informal Objection. We also admonish the Licensee for its apparent willful and repeated violation of the public inspection file access requirements contained in Section 73.3527(c) of the Commission's Rules (the ``Rules''), and grant the Application. Background. VSI alleges that the Licensee has: (a) abandoned direct management of the Station; (b) violated the Fairness Doctrine and Section 73.1910 of the Rules by failing to provide reasonable opportunity for the discussion of conflicting points of view on issues of public importance; (c) failed to provide programming relating to community issues, offering no ``news-related programming;'' (d) failed to ``establish a consistent music programming base that administers to the full demographic community;'' (e) violated the Commission's Emergency Alert System (``EAS'') rules;
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  • Serving Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Memorandum Opinion and Order, 8 FCC Rcd 6400, 6401 (1993) (``Philadelphia Station License Renewals'') (citing Time-Life Broadcast, Inc., Memorandum Opinion and Order, 33 FCC 2d 1081, 1082 (1972), and Office of Communications of United Church of Christ v. FCC, 707 F.2d 1413 (D.C. Cir. 1983) (subsequent history omitted)). Philadelphia Station License Renewals at 6401. 47 C.F.R � 73.1910. Syracuse Peace Council, Memorandum Opinion and Order, 2 FCC Rcd 5043, 5052 (1987), aff'd sub nom. Syracuse Peace Council v. FCC, 867 F.2d 654 (D.C. Cir. 1989), cert. denied 493 U.S. 1019 (1990). In re Repeal or Modification of the Personal Attack and Political Editorial Rules, Order, 15 FCC Rcd 20697 (2000). Radio-Television News Directors Association v. FCC, 229 F.3d
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  • countervailing benefits. As a result, the FCC concluded that the doctrine was inconsistent with both the public interest and the First Amendment principles it was intended to promote.'' In 1989, the D.C. Circuit affirmed the FCC's conclusion that the fairness doctrine no longer served the public interest, without reaching the constitutional question. Thus, the Commission's broadcast rule, 47 C.F.R. � 73.1910, and the Commission's origination cablecast rule, 47 C.F.R. � 76.209, both referencing the defunct fairness doctrine, are without current legal effect and are deleted as obsolete. This Order also deletes cable rules that were corollaries to the defunct fairness doctrine, the personal attack and political editorial rules, 47 C.F.R. �� 76.1612 and 76.1613, respectively. The D.C. Circuit issued a writ
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  • you for having me here today, and I look forward to your questions. Telecommunications Act of 1996, Pub. L. 104-104, 110 Stat. 56 (1996). . 47 U.S.C. �160(a)(2). 47 U.S.C. �161(a)(2). 47 U.S.C. �161(b). Exec. Order No. 13,563, 76 Fed. Reg. 3821 (2011). President Barack Obama, Toward a 21st-Century Regulatory System, Wall St. J., Jan. 18, 2011. 47 C.F.R. � 73.1910 (broadcasting); 47 C.F.R. � 76.209 (``origination cablecasting''). Robbins, Aldona and Gary, What's the Most Potent Way to Stimulate the Economy?, Institute for Policy Innovation (Oct. 10, 2001). House, Christopher L. and Shapiro, Matthew D., Temporary Investment Tax Incentives: Theory with Evidence from Bonus Depreciation, Am. Economic Rev. (2008). � 2 7 v w � U��@�F�@w ` z ` z `
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  • want to broadcast than there are frequencies to allocate, it is idle to posit an unabridgeable First Amendment right to broadcast comparable to the right of every individual to speak, write, or publish." Red Lion Broadcasting Co. v. FCC, 395 U.S. 367, 388 (1969). 11 Red Lion Broadcasting Co. v. FCC, 395 U.S. 367, 390 (1969). 12 Inquiry into Section 73.1910 of the Commission's Rules and Regulations Concerning the General Fairness Doctrine Obligations of Broadcast Licens- ees, Report, 102 FCC 2d 145, 170 (1987) (Fairness Doctrine Report 1987). 13 Fairness Doctrine Report 1987, FCC 77-643, 102 FCC 2d at 171. For other examples of such chilling, see id. at 169�188, passim. 14 Repeal or Modification of the Personal Attack and Political
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  • experiment with spread spectrum communications technologies. 97.311 (d) 97.5(b)(4) 4/29/11 Eliminate outdated and unnecessary reporting requirements related to international telecommunications traffic. 43.53 43.61 (b) 43.61 (c) 63.23 (e) 7/19/11 Rule revisions enabling all tariff filers to file tariffs electronically over the Internet. 61.21 61.22 61.23 61.32 61.33 61.151 61.152 61.153 61.52(a) 7/20/11 Fairness Doctrine, Personal Attack & Political Editorial Rules. 73.1910 76.209 76.1612 9/9/11 Appendix 38 The Federal Communications Commission | November 7, 2011 Preliminary Plan for Retrospective Analysis of Existing Rules Regulations removed (190 as of 11/1/11) CFR Section Effective date in FR 76.1613 Broadcast Flag. 73.8000 73.9000-9009 9/9/11 Cable Programming Service Tier Complaints. 76.950-951 76.953-957 76.960-961 76.1402 76.1605-1606 9/9/11 Part 1, Subpart D Broadcast Applications & Proceedings (duplicative of
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  • to experiment with spread spectrum communications technologies. 97.311(d) 97.5(b)(4) 4/29/11 Eliminated outdated and unnecessary reporting requirements related to international telecommunications traffic. 43.53 43.61 (b) 43.61 (c) 63.23 (e) 7/19/11 Rule revisions enabling all tariff filers to file tariffs electronically over the Internet. 61.21 61.22 61.23 61.32 61.33 61.151 61.152 61.153 61.52(a) 7/20/11 Fairness Doctrine, Personal Attack & Political Editorial Rules. 73.1910 76.209 76.1612 76.1613 9/9/11 Broadcast Flag. 73.8000 73.9000-9009 9/9/11 Cable Programming Service Tier Complaints. 76.950-951 76.953-957 76.960-961 76.1402 76.1605-1606 9/9/11 Part 1, Subpart D Broadcast Applications & Proceedings (duplicative of rules in Part 73). 1.502-615 9/9/11 Required Commission to review the Interstate Cost Recovery Plan (the TRS Fund) and the TRS Fund administrator's performance after two years (i.e. in 1995).
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  • the equal time doctrine: ``once a candidate is permitted to use the station, the station must provide other candidates `with equal time at an equal rate, at a comparable hour of the day, and with a similar format for presentation'''), quoting Kennedy for President Comm. v. FCC, 636 F.2d 432, 437 n. 33 (D.C. Cir. 1980). See 47 C.F.R. � 73.1910. See also 47 U.S.C. � 315(a) (broadcasters' obligation ``to afford reasonable opportunity to for the discussion of conflicting views on issues of public importance.''). The Commission ceased enforcement of the fairness doctrine (in contradistinction to the equal time doctrine) in 1987 after determining that such enforcement no longer served the public interest. See Syracuse Peace Council v. FCC, 2 FCC
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  • most recent statement regarding spectrum scarcity, the Supreme Court noted the "scarcity of available frequencies [for the broadcast medium] at its inception," Reno v. American Civil Liberties Union, 117 S.Ct. 2329, 2342 (1997) (emphasis added), seeming to distinguish between past and present scarcity. 3. In the mid to late 1980s, the Commission undertook this very inquiry. See Inquiry Into Section 73.1910 of the Commission's Rules and Regulations Concerning Alternatives to the General Fairness Doctrine Obligations of Broadcast Licensees, 102 FCC 2d 145 (1985) ("1985 Fairness Report); In Re Complaint of Syracuse Peace Council, 2 FCC Rcd 5043 (1987). The Commission concluded that "our comprehensive study of the telecommunications market in the 1985 Fairness Report has convinced us that [the spectrum scarcity]
• http://transition.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Mass_Media/Notices/1998/fcc98037.pdf http://transition.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Mass_Media/Notices/1998/fcc98037.txt http://transition.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Mass_Media/Notices/1998/fcc98037.wp
  • its most recent statement regarding spectrum scarcity, the Supreme Court noted the "scarcity of available frequencies [for the broadcast medium] at its inception," Reno v. American Civil Liberties Union, 117 S.Ct. 2329, 2342 (1997) (emphasis added), seeming to distinguish between past and present scarcity. 3In the mid to late 1980s, the Commission undertook this very inquiry. See Inquiry Into Section 73.1910 of the Commission's Rules and Regulations Concerning Alternatives to the General Fairness Doctrine Obligations of Broadcast Licensees, 102 FCC 2d 145 (1985) ("1985 Fairness Report); In Re Complaint of Syracuse Peace Council, 2 FCC Rcd 5043 (1987). The Commission concluded that "our comprehensive study of the telecommunications market in the 1985 Fairness Report has convinced us that [the spectrum scarcity]
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  • [557]TEXT [558]PDF 73.1735 AM station operation pre-sunrise and post-sunset. [559]TEXT [560]PDF 73.1740 Minimum operating schedule. [561]TEXT [562]PDF 73.1745 Unauthorized operation. [563]TEXT [564]PDF 73.1750 Discontinuance of operation. [565]TEXT [566]PDF 73.1800 General requirements related to the station log. [567]TEXT [568]PDF 73.1820 Station log. [569]TEXT [570]PDF 73.1835 Special technical records. [571]TEXT [572]PDF 73.1840 Retention of logs. [573]TEXT [574]PDF 73.1870 Chief operators. [575]TEXT [576]PDF 73.1910 Fairness Doctrine. [577]TEXT [578]PDF 73.1940 Legally qualified candidates for public office. [579]TEXT [580]PDF 73.1941 Equal opportunities. [581]TEXT [582]PDF 73.1942 Candidate rates. [583]TEXT [584]PDF 73.1943 Political file. [585]TEXT [586]PDF 73.1944 Reasonable access. [587]TEXT [588]PDF 73.2080 Equal employment opportunities (EEO). [ [589]Media Bureau's EEO Page ] [590]TEXT [591]PDF 73.3500 Application and report forms. [592]TEXT [593]PDF 73.3511 Applications required. [594]TEXT [595]PDF 73.3512 Where
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  • most recent statement regarding spectrum scarcity, the Supreme Court noted the "scarcity of available frequencies [for the broadcast medium] at its inception," Reno v. American Civil Liberties Union, 117 S.Ct. 2329, 2342 (1997) (emphasis added), seeming to distinguish between past and present scarcity. 3. In the mid to late 1980s, the Commission undertook this very inquiry. See Inquiry Into Section 73.1910 of the Commission's Rules and Regulations Concerning Alternatives to the General Fairness Doctrine Obligations of Broadcast Licensees, 102 FCC 2d 145 (1985) ("1985 Fairness Report); In Re Complaint of Syracuse Peace Council, 2 FCC Rcd 5043 (1987). The Commission concluded that "our comprehensive study of the telecommunications market in the 1985 Fairness Report has convinced us that [the spectrum scarcity]
• http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Mass_Media/Notices/1998/fcc98037.pdf http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Mass_Media/Notices/1998/fcc98037.txt http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Mass_Media/Notices/1998/fcc98037.wp
  • its most recent statement regarding spectrum scarcity, the Supreme Court noted the "scarcity of available frequencies [for the broadcast medium] at its inception," Reno v. American Civil Liberties Union, 117 S.Ct. 2329, 2342 (1997) (emphasis added), seeming to distinguish between past and present scarcity. 3In the mid to late 1980s, the Commission undertook this very inquiry. See Inquiry Into Section 73.1910 of the Commission's Rules and Regulations Concerning Alternatives to the General Fairness Doctrine Obligations of Broadcast Licensees, 102 FCC 2d 145 (1985) ("1985 Fairness Report); In Re Complaint of Syracuse Peace Council, 2 FCC Rcd 5043 (1987). The Commission concluded that "our comprehensive study of the telecommunications market in the 1985 Fairness Report has convinced us that [the spectrum scarcity]
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  • we deny the Shear Informal Objection. We also admonish the Licensee for its apparent willful and repeated violation of the public inspection file access requirements contained in Section 73.3527(c) of the Commission's Rules (the ``Rules''), and grant the Application. Background. VSI alleges that the Licensee has: (a) abandoned direct management of the Station; (b) violated the Fairness Doctrine and Section 73.1910 of the Rules by failing to provide reasonable opportunity for the discussion of conflicting points of view on issues of public importance; (c) failed to provide programming relating to community issues, offering no ``news-related programming;'' (d) failed to ``establish a consistent music programming base that administers to the full demographic community;'' (e) violated the Commission's Emergency Alert System (``EAS'') rules;
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  • Serving Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Memorandum Opinion and Order, 8 FCC Rcd 6400, 6401 (1993) (``Philadelphia Station License Renewals'') (citing Time-Life Broadcast, Inc., Memorandum Opinion and Order, 33 FCC 2d 1081, 1082 (1972), and Office of Communications of United Church of Christ v. FCC, 707 F.2d 1413 (D.C. Cir. 1983) (subsequent history omitted)). Philadelphia Station License Renewals at 6401. 47 C.F.R � 73.1910. Syracuse Peace Council, Memorandum Opinion and Order, 2 FCC Rcd 5043, 5052 (1987), aff'd sub nom. Syracuse Peace Council v. FCC, 867 F.2d 654 (D.C. Cir. 1989), cert. denied 493 U.S. 1019 (1990). In re Repeal or Modification of the Personal Attack and Political Editorial Rules, Order, 15 FCC Rcd 20697 (2000). Radio-Television News Directors Association v. FCC, 229 F.3d
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  • [557]TEXT [558]PDF 73.1735 AM station operation pre-sunrise and post-sunset. [559]TEXT [560]PDF 73.1740 Minimum operating schedule. [561]TEXT [562]PDF 73.1745 Unauthorized operation. [563]TEXT [564]PDF 73.1750 Discontinuance of operation. [565]TEXT [566]PDF 73.1800 General requirements related to the station log. [567]TEXT [568]PDF 73.1820 Station log. [569]TEXT [570]PDF 73.1835 Special technical records. [571]TEXT [572]PDF 73.1840 Retention of logs. [573]TEXT [574]PDF 73.1870 Chief operators. [575]TEXT [576]PDF 73.1910 Fairness Doctrine. [577]TEXT [578]PDF 73.1940 Legally qualified candidates for public office. [579]TEXT [580]PDF 73.1941 Equal opportunities. [581]TEXT [582]PDF 73.1942 Candidate rates. [583]TEXT [584]PDF 73.1943 Political file. [585]TEXT [586]PDF 73.1944 Reasonable access. [587]TEXT [588]PDF 73.2080 Equal employment opportunities (EEO). [ [589]Media Bureau's EEO Page ] [590]TEXT [591]PDF 73.3500 Application and report forms. [592]TEXT [593]PDF 73.3511 Applications required. [594]TEXT [595]PDF 73.3512 Where
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  • [510]TEXT [511]PDF 73.1735 AM station operation pre-sunrise and post-sunset. [512]TEXT [513]PDF 73.1740 Minimum operating schedule. [514]TEXT [515]PDF 73.1745 Unauthorized operation. [516]TEXT [517]PDF 73.1750 Discontinuance of operation. [518]TEXT [519]PDF 73.1800 General requirements related to the station log. [520]TEXT [521]PDF 73.1820 Station log. [522]TEXT [523]PDF 73.1835 Special technical records. [524]TEXT [525]PDF 73.1840 Retention of logs. [526]TEXT [527]PDF 73.1870 Chief operators. [528]TEXT [529]PDF 73.1910 Fairness Doctrine. [530]TEXT [531]PDF 73.1940 Legally qualified candidates for public office. [532]TEXT [533]PDF 73.1941 Equal opportunities. [534]TEXT [535]PDF 73.1942 Candidate rates. [536]TEXT [537]PDF 73.1943 Political file. [538]TEXT [539]PDF 73.1944 Reasonable access. [540]TEXT [541]PDF 73.2080 Equal employment opportunities (EEO). [ [542]Media Bureau's EEO Page ] [543]TEXT [544]PDF 73.3500 Application and report forms. [545]TEXT [546]PDF 73.3511 Applications required. [547]TEXT [548]PDF 73.3512 Where