FCC's Carr Accuses Disney of Misinformation as ABC Draws 91,000 Comments on 2 Probes
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Updated · The Guardian · Jun 25
FCC's Carr Accuses Disney of Misinformation as ABC Draws 91,000 Comments on 2 Probes
3 articles · Updated · The Guardian · Jun 25
Summary
More than 91,000 public comments have hit the FCC since ABC began ads urging viewers to back the network in two investigations, including over whether The View violated equal-time rules and whether eight station licenses should be renewed.
Brendan Carr said Disney is waging a "campaign of misinformation," specifically rejecting ABC's claim that the FCC wants to control who can appear on The View and saying the agency is simply enforcing the Communications Act.
Carr said supportive comments will be weighed on their merits rather than by volume, and he left open every outcome in the license case, including renewal denial and a formal hearing.
Anna M. Gomez, the FCC's lone Democratic commissioner, said the early license-renewal review is meant to pressure Disney and ABC to soften coverage of the Trump administration.
The license fight could leave ABC in limbo for more than a year, and critics say it may stretch for years if the FCC pushes the case into a hearing process.