The FCC Media Bureau should reject a petition...

The FCC Media Bureau should reject a petition from satellite companies to amend the FCC over-the-air reception device (OTARD) rules, Boston officials told bureau staff in a meeting Monday, said an ex parte filing (http://bit.ly/1mSJuQL). The petition was filed by DirecTV, Dish and the Satellite Broadcasting and Communications Association. Along with rejecting the petition to amend, the bureau should take up the long-pending 2012 satellite industry petitions against Boston, Chicago and Philadelphia, said the filing posted Tuesday to docket 12-121. City officials in Boston and Philadelphia bemoaned the proliferation of dishes while an FCC decision is pending (CD April 22 p4).