Federal Communications Commission	"FCC  XX-XXX"


STATEMENT OF
CHAIRMAN AJIT PAI

Re:    	Amendment of Section 73.3613 of the Commission’s Rules Regarding Filing of Contracts, MB Docket No. 18-4; Modernization of Media Regulation Initiative, MB Docket No. 17-105.

I’ll keep it simple.  1939: The FCC requires broadcasters to file paper copies of certain contracts with the Commission.  2018: There’s this thing called the Internet.  Broadcasters now have the option of either posting these documents online in their public inspection file or maintaining an up-to-date list in their online file and providing copies to any requesting party within seven days.  Therefore anyone who cares to access these documents (and virtually nobody does) can easily do so.  This regulation is no longer necessary—in fact, it’s burdensome—so we’re repealing it. 

I’d like to thank the staff who worked on this Order.  From the Media Bureau: Ty Bream, Michelle Carey, Chris Clark, Martha Heller, Brendan Holland, Tom Horan, Varsha Mangal, Holly Saurer, and Sarah Whitesell.  And from the Office of General Counsel: Dave Konczal.

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