NAB's lawsuit against the FCC over LOW-POWER FM (LPFM) was addressed in the U.S. APPEALS COURT for the DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA today. NAB lawyer DON VERRILLI mounted a legal challenge and lobbied against the commission's effort on CAPITOL HILL citing that the FCC failed to grasp the significant cost to FM listeners of implementing the service.
VERRILLI also mentioned that the FCC's eligibility requirements would unfairly prevent those who had once broadcast without a license from applying to run a new LPFM station. FCC GENERAL COUNSEL C. GREY PASH, JR. supports this claim by creating a new complaint procedure. It could take the appeals court several months to render a decision. The FCC's plan also faces congressional opposition.