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.

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NOW signs letter calling on the FCC and Congress to support the work of the FCC's diversity officer (Sept 09)
NOW Foundation files with FCC in opposition to National Association of Broadcasters' request for exemptions from ownership data reporting (PDF) (Aug 09)
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 19, 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 5, 2003)
New FCC Rules Threaten To Shut Out Women and People of Color From Media Industry (June 4, 2003)
NOW Foundation Presents Comments to FCC at May 27 Hearing (May 30, 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 14, 2003)
Notice of NOW's Ex Parte Meeting with FCC Commissioner Kevin J. Martin (April 29, 2003)
Notice of NOW's Ex Parte Meeting with FCC Commissioner Jonathan Adelstein (April 24, 2003)
Notice of NOW's Ex Parte Meeting with FCC Commissioner Kathleen Abernathy (April 23, 2003)
Notice of NOW's Ex Parte Meeting with Jordan Goldstein, Senior Legal Advisor to FCC Commissioner Michael J. Copps (April 22, 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 21, 2003)
NOW et al Urge the Commission to Continue to Require Broadcasters to File Annual Employment Reports (FCC Form 395-B) (April 21, 2003)
Opposition to State Associations and Alaska State Broadcasters et al's Petitions for Reconsideration (March 25, 2003)
Reply Comments: Applying Equal Employment Opportunity Rules to Part-Time Positions in the Broadcast Industry (Feb. 3, 2003)
Comments in Response to the FCC's Third Notice of Proposed Rulemaking: Application of Equal Employment Opportunity Rules to Part-Time Positions (Feb. 3, 2003)
Comments in Response to the FCC's Notice of Proposed Rulemaking: Broadcast Ownership Rules (Jan. 2, 2003)
Letter to FCC Chairman Michael Powell Regarding Making Public the Data Collected on FCC Form 323 Ownership Reports (Oct. 30, 2002)
Feminist Groups Speak Out to FCC About the Need for Anti-Discrimination Measures in the Broadcast Industry (7/02)
Hearing Testimony Presented by NOW Political Director Linda Berg, on Behalf of NOW (June 24, 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 29, 2002)
Comments on the FCC's Proposed New Equal Employment Opportunity Rules and Policies for Broadcasters and Cable Entities (April 15, 2002)
Will the Media Merger Free-For-All Extinguish Women's Voices? (Fall 2001)
FCC Hearings May Decide the Future of Television (Spring 2000)