NAB: Public Interest Rule Premature

28-Mar-00

Broadcasters should not be subject to further public interest rules just because they are making the transition to the digital spectrum, according to a National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) filing at the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). ""The commission should refrain from prematurely establishing public interest obligations for digital services that have yet to be developed,"" the NAB said in the filing. ""The mere use of digital, as opposed to analog, transmission technology does not warrant the adoption of new and expanded public interest obligations."" The association added that the commission should not impose existing public interest rules on all the program streams a broadcaster might use when multicasting. Source: CreativePlanet.com

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