NOW Foundation, Inc. and the Federal Communications Commission

NOW's Work with the Federal Communications Commission

The National Organization for Women Foundation has worked with the Federal Communications Commission for many years on a range of issues, including the commission's Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) rules as well as regulations aimed at preventing over-concentration of media ownership.

More Information:

Victory for Public Interest in Court Decision (July 2011)
NOW Submits Comments to FCC on Repurposing and Innovation in the Broadcast Television Spectrum (PDF) (March 2011)
NOW signs letter calling on the FCC and Congress to support the work of the FCC's diversity officer (Sept 2009)
NOW Foundation files with FCC in opposition to National Association of Broadcasters' request for exemptions from ownership data reporting (PDF) (Aug 2009)
NOW Foundation Comments to FCC with the UCC (PDF) (June 2009)
National Civil Rights and Public Interest Groups Ask FCC to Immediately Fix Wireless Auction Rules Meant to Help Small Businesses Compete with Large Companies (PDF) (April 2009)
NOW Foundation Submits Reply Comments to the FCC on Media Ownership Diversity (PDF)
Comments to the FCC on Diversity in Media Ownership (PDF--large document includes previously filed comments) (July 2008)
NOW Foundation Comments on Media Localism to the Federal Communications Commission (October 2007)
NOW Foundation Letter to FCC on Media Ownership (PDF) (March 2007)
NOW Submits Further Comments to the FCC On Consolidation of Media Ownership (January 2007)
Read the letter to FCC commissioners sent by NOW and allied organizations regarding media ownership consolidation (January 2007)
NOW Submits Comments to the FCC Opposing Further Consolidation of Media Ownership (November 2006)
Feminists Cheer as Court Temporarily Blocks Media Ownership Rules (September 2003)
New FCC Rules Threaten To Shut Out Women and People of Color From Media Industry (June 2003)
NOW Foundation Presents Comments to FCC at May 27 Hearing (May 2003)
Make Your Voice Heard on Media Diversity Before It's Too Late! (May 2003)
Notice of NOW's Ex Parte Meeting with FCC Chairman Michael K. Powell (May 2003)
Notice of NOW's Ex Parte Meeting with FCC Commissioner Kevin J. Martin (April 2003)
Notice of NOW's Ex Parte Meeting with FCC Commissioner Jonathan Adelstein (April 2003)
Notice of NOW's Ex Parte Meeting with FCC Commissioner Kathleen Abernathy (April 2003)
Notice of NOW's Ex Parte Meeting with Jordan Goldstein, Senior Legal Advisor to FCC Commissioner Michael J. Copps (April 2003)
NOW Writes to Correct Apparent Misrepresentations of NOW et al's Positions in State Broadcasters Associations' Reply to Oppositions to Petition for Reconsideration (April 2003)
NOW et al Urge the Commission to Continue to Require Broadcasters to File Annual Employment Reports (FCC Form 395-B) (April 2003)
Opposition to State Associations and Alaska State Broadcasters et al's Petitions for Reconsideration (March 2003)
Reply Comments: Applying Equal Employment Opportunity Rules to Part-Time Positions in the Broadcast Industry (February 2003)
Comments in Response to the FCC's Third Notice of Proposed Rulemaking: Application of Equal Employment Opportunity Rules to Part-Time Positions (Feb. 2003)
Comments in Response to the FCC's Notice of Proposed Rulemaking: Broadcast Ownership Rules (January 2003)
Letter to FCC Chairman Michael Powell Regarding Making Public the Data Collected on FCC Form 323 Ownership Reports (October 2002)
Feminist Groups Speak Out to FCC About the Need for Anti-Discrimination Measures in the Broadcast Industry (July 2002)
Hearing Testimony Presented by NOW Political Director Linda Berg, on Behalf of NOW (June 2002)
Feminists Must Speak Out Against Loss of Media Diversity (Summer 2002)
Reply Comments on the FCC's Proposed New Equal Employment Opportunity Rules and Policies for Broadcasters and Cable Entities (May 2002)
Comments on the FCC's Proposed New Equal Employment Opportunity Rules and Policies for Broadcasters and Cable Entities (April 2002)
Will the Media Merger Free-For-All Extinguish Women's Voices? (Fall 2001)
FCC Hearings May Decide the Future of Television (Spring 2000)