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)