Pai Wants Stronger EEO Enforcement

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FCC Chairman Ajit Pai has proposed shifting enforcement of the FCC’s EEO rules from the Media Bureau to the Enforcement Bureau. Many groups have been lobbying the FCC to make this move so that the rules could be enforced more effectively. Pai said “By deploying staff tasked with enforcing the Commission’s EEO rules in the Enforcement Bureau, we’ll be able to improve the FCC’s enforcement of those rules and strengthen our commitment to fighting discrimination.”

Currently, a team comprised of attorneys and other professionals responsible for EEO audits and enforcement is part of the FCC’s Media Bureau.  The EEO audit and enforcement team does essential work overseeing the EEO compliance of television and radio broadcast licensees, as well as multichannel video programming distributors (MVPDs) and satellite radio providers.  The team’s work is primarily focused on periodic random audits of broadcast licensee and MVPD EEO programs, along with any necessary enforcement actions arising from those audits.  The EEO team also investigates complaints and takes enforcement action based on those investigations when necessary.

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