Time to Revisit FCC Commercial Leased Access Rules?

April 25, 2018

After nearly ten years, the United Church of Christ Office of Communications, Inc. (“UCC”) finally withdrew its petition asking the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) to override an Office of Management and Budget (“OMB”) Notice disapproving the information collection requirements associated with the FCC’s 2008 Leased Access Order. The FCC’s 2008 Order was controversial because, in addition to imposing extensive reporting requirements, it would have dramatically reduced the rates that cable operators could charge commercial leased access programmers. The withdrawal and resulting Order of Dismissal may indicate that the FCC is finally ready to abandon once and for all the controversial leased access rule changes promulgated by the FCC under then-Chairman Kevin Martin.

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