The FCC approved the 2006 biennial regulatory review, amending provisions...

The FCC approved the 2006 biennial regulatory review, amending provisions of its rules pertaining to licensing and operation of satellite service radio stations. It includes two substantive amendments that eliminate requirements “to identify a radio service and station location in correspondence and codifying an established practice of allowing applicants to cross-reference, rather than re-submit, previously filed information regarding non-U.S.-licensed satellites,” the FCC said in a Federal Register notice to be published Wednesday (http://xrl.us/boezgs). Those two amendments require approval by the Office of Management and Budget, and the commission said it will publish a notice in the Federal Register when they become effective. The remaining amendments will be effective 30 days after the publication date of Wednesday’s notice, the commission said.