2018 Quadrennial Regulatory Review-Review of the Commission's Broadcast Ownership Rules

Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Federal Communications Commission 47 CFR Part 73 [MB Docket No. 18-349; FCC 18-179] AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission. ACTION: Proposed rule. SUMMARY: In this document, the Commission's Notice of Proposed Rulemaking ( NPRM ) initiates the 2018 quadrennial review of its media ownership rules, launched pursuant to a requirement of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 (1996 Act) that the Commission review its media ownership rules every four years to determine whether they remain “necessary in the public interest as the result of competition” and to “repeal or modify any determine[d] to be no longer in the public interest.” The three rules currently subject to review are the Local Radio Ownership Rule, the Local Television Ownership Rule, and the Dual Network Rule. The NPRM seeks comment on whether, given the current state of the media marketplace, the Commission should retain, modify, or eliminate any of these rules. The NPRM also seeks comment on several proposals offered as potential pro-diversity initiatives. DATES: Comments due April 29, 2019. Reply comments due May 29, 2019. ADDRESSES: Interested parties may submit comments and replies, identified by MB Docket No. 18-349, by any of the following methods: Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov . Follow the instructions for submitting comments. Federal Communications Commission's website: http://www.fcc.gov/​cgb/​ecfs/​ . Follow the instructions for submitting c…