Today:  FCC Extends Regulatory Fee Filing Window for Carriers Affected by Hurricane Florence, FTC Announces Continuation of Competition and Consumer Protection Hearings, US House Hearing On State of the Media

FCC Extends Regulatory Fee Filing Window for Carriers Affected by Hurricane Florence

The FCC has extended the regulatory fee filing deadline for regulates affected by Hurricane Florence.  For those payors only, the new due date is 11:59 PM on September 27, 2018.  For all other regulatory fee payors, i.e. those not affected by Hurricane Florence, the previously announced due date of 11:59 PM September 25, 2018 remains in effect.  The public notice also: (1) lists the affected counties in Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia; and (2) discusses options for payors affected by Hurricane Florence who believe they might experience challenges with meeting the expended payment date.

FTC Announces Continuation of Competition and Consumer Protection Hearings

The FTC has announced that it will host the second session of its Hearings on Competition and Consumer Protection in the 21st Century on September 21, 2018.  This second session was postponed due to Hurricane Florence. 

 US House Hearing on State of the Media

The House Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, chaired by Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), announced a hearing for Thursday, September 27, 2018 entitled, “State of the Media Marketplace.”  The #SubCommTech hearing will examine the state of the media marketplace, and look at how innovation and consumer expectations are shaping the new media landscape.   “In less than a decade’s time, innovation has driven unprecedented changes to the media landscape, bringing consumers more options, more content, and greater convenience than ever before. Our upcoming hearing will spotlight the latest trends in the ways Americans consume media, how that affects business models, market growth, and public policy, and where we go from here. I look forward to hearing from our panel of expert witnesses next week as we examine the 21st century media marketplace,” said #SubCommTech Chairman Blackburn.

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