17-264: FCC modernizes public notice rules, Media Bureau waives "pre-file" renewal announcements indefinitely
Prior to the May open meeting, the Federal Communications Commission has adopted the broadcast public notice Report and Order (MB Dockets 17-265, 17-105, 05-6). In the Order, the FCC made some monumental changes on how broadcasters comply with Section 311(a) of the Communications Act which requires all broadcast applicants to make a public notice of their application. This law was passed by Congress in the early 60s as part of a suite of leg