Electronic Delivery of MVPD Communications; Modernization of Media Regulation Initiative
broadcasting · Federal Communications Commission · Published 2019-08-30 · Effective 2019-10-29 · 84 FR 45659
Document
Document number
2019-18527
Federal Register citation
84 FR 45659
CFR reference
47 CFR 25
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
broadcasting
Publication date
2019-08-30
Effective date
2019-10-29
FCC docket
MB Docket Nos. 17-317, 17-105
Abstract
In this document, the Federal Communications Commission modernizes the carriage election notice rules by permitting broadcasters to post their carriage elections online and send notices to covered multichannel video programming distributors (MVPDs) by email only when first electing carriage or changing their carriage election status from must carry to retransmission consent or vice versa. Additionally, all parties will be required to post their contact information online on Commission databases.