Online TV Public File Demonstration Yields New Information; Not-Yet-Effective Rule Already Waived

The Federal Communications Commission presented another demonstration of its online television public file system.

Peter Tannenwald, who attended the July 17 demonstration at the FCC, sat in on this one, too. Good thing he did, since the show provided more details about the operation of the public file system than had previously been made generally available. Below you’ll find a list of some of the more salient take-home points Peter took home. Also, even though the revised public file rule still hasn’t technically taken effect, the FCC has already waived the political posting requirement (probably the most time-consuming part) for one station. Read on for details about that development.