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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS
COMMISSION
[MB Docket No. 18–227; DA 18–761]
Media Bureau Seeks Comment on the
Status of Competition in the
Marketplace for Delivery of Audio
Programming
Federal Communications
Commission.
ACTION: Notice; solicitation of
comments.
AGENCY:
This document seeks input on
the state of competition in the
marketplace for the delivery of audio
programming as it would relate to the
overall goal of providing the
Communications Marketplace Report to
Congress as required by the Repack
Airwaves Yielding Better Access for
Users of Modern Services Act of 2018
(RAY BAUM’S Act of 2018). Title IV of
the RAY BAUM’S Act of 2018 requires
that the Commission publish a
Communications Marketplace Report in
the last quarter of every even numbered
year.
DATES: Comments are due on or before
September 24, 2018. Reply comments
are due on or before October 9, 2018.
ADDRESSES: Interested parties may
submit and reply comments, identified
by MB Docket No. 18–227, by any of the
following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
• Federal Communications
Commission’s website: https://
www.fcc.gov/cgb/ecfs/. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
• Mail: Filings can be sent by hand or
messenger delivery, by commercial
overnight courier, or by first-class or
overnight U.S. Postal Service mail
(although the Commission continues to
experience delays in receiving U.S.
Postal Service mail). All filings must be
addressed to the Commission’s
Secretary, Office of the Secretary,
Federal Communications Commission.
• People with Disabilities: Contact the
FCC to request reasonable
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accommodations (accessible format
documents, sign language interpreters,
CART, etc.) by email: FCC504@fcc.gov
or phone: 202–418–0530 or TTY: 202–
418–0432.
For detailed instructions for
submitting comments and additional
information on the rulemaking process,
see the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
section of this document.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jake
Riehm of the Media Bureau, Industry
Analysis Division, (202) 418–2166.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a
summary of the Commission’s Public
Notice, DA 18–761, released on July 23,
2018. The full text of this document is
available electronically via the FCC’s
Electronic Document Management
System (EDOCS) website at https://
www.fcc.gov/document/media-bureauseeks-comment-audio-competition.
Documents will be available
electronically in ASCII, Microsoft Word,
and/or Adobe Acrobat. This document
is also available for public inspection
and copying during regular business
hours in the FCC Reference Information
Center, which is located in Room CY–
A257 at FCC Headquarters, 445 12th
Street SW, Washington, DC 20554. The
Reference Information Center is open to
the public Monday through Thursday
from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and Friday
from 8:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. The
complete text may be purchased from
the Commission’s copy contractor, 445
12th Street SW, Room CY–B402,
Washington, DC 20554. Alternative
formats are available for people with
disabilities (Braille, large print,
electronic files, audio format), by
sending an email to FCC504@fcc.gov or
calling the Commission’s Consumer and
Governmental Affairs Bureau at (202)
418–0530 (voice), (202) 418–0432
(TTY).
Synopsis
1. On March 23, 2018, the President
signed into law the Consolidated
Appropriations Act of 2018, which
included the Repack Airwaves Yielding
Better Access for Users of Modern
Services Act of 2018 (RAY BAUM’S Act
of 2018). Title IV of RAY BAUM’S Act
of 2018 amends Section 13 of the
Communications Act (the Act) of 1934,
and requires that the Commission
publish a Communications Marketplace
Report in the last quarter of every even
numbered year. Among other things, the
biennial Communications Marketplace
Report requires that the Commission
assess the state of competition in the
communications marketplace, including
competition to deliver audio service
among broadcast stations, satellite radio,
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and entities that provide audio content
via the internet and to mobile devices.
Accordingly, this Public Notice seeks
input on the state of competition in the
marketplace for the delivery of audio
programming as it would relate to the
overall goal of providing the required
Communications Marketplace Report to
Congress.
2. This Public Notice requests
comment on the criteria or metrics that
could be used to evaluate the state of
competition in the audio programming
marketplace, as well as comment and
information on industry data,
competitive dynamics, and trending
factors. For example, commenters are
invited to submit the following data and
information related to participants in
the marketplace for the delivery of
audio programming, including, but not
limited to, terrestrial radio broadcasters
(i.e., AM and FM radio stations),
satellite radio providers, and entities
that provide audio programming over
the internet and to mobile devices
(collectively, Audio Marketplace
Participants):
• Identification and ownership of key
Audio Marketplace Participants, as well
as the business models and competitive
strategies they use;
• trends in service offerings, pricing,
and consumer behavior;
• the extent of competition among
Audio Marketplace Participants,
including intramodal competition (i.e.,
competition among providers of the
same type, such as terrestrial radio
broadcast stations) and intermodal
competition (i.e., competition among
providers of different types, such as
terrestrial radio broadcast stations and
satellite radio providers);
• ratings, subscribership, and revenue
information, for the marketplace as a
whole and for individual Audio
Marketplace Participants;
• capital investment, innovation, and
the deployment of advanced technology;
• requirements for entry into the
marketplace; and
• recent entry into and exit from the
marketplace.
It is requested that commenters
submit information, data, and statistics
for 2016 and 2017, as well as
information on any notable trends and
developments that have occurred during
2018 to date. Industry stakeholders, the
public, and other interested parties are
encouraged to submit information,
comments, and analyses. In order to
facilitate analysis of competitive trends,
parties should submit current and
historic data that are comparable over
time. Commenters seeking confidential
treatment of their submissions should
request that their submission, or a
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specific part thereof, be withheld from
public inspection.
3. In addition, this document requests
comment on whether laws, regulations,
regulatory practices or demonstrated
marketplace practices pose a barrier to
competitive entry into the marketplace
for the delivery of audio programming
or to the competitive expansion of
existing providers. Further, this
document seeks input concerning the
extent to which any such laws,
regulations or marketplace practices
affect entry barriers for entrepreneurs
and other small businesses in the
marketplace for the delivery of audio
programming.
Procedural Matters
4. Pursuant to sections 1.415 and
1.419 of the Commission’s rules, 47 CFR
1.415 and 1.419, interested parties may
file comments on or before the dates
indicated on the first page of this
document. All filings should refer to MB
Docket No. 18–227. Comments may be
filed: (1) Using the Commission’s
Electronic Comment Filing System
(ECFS), or (2) by filing paper copies.
Electronic Filing of Documents in
Rulemaking Proceedings, 63 FR 24121
(1998).
5. Comments and reply comments
filed in response to this document will
be available for public inspection and
copying in the Commission’s Reference
Center, Room CY–A257, 445 12th Street
SW, Washington, DC 20554, and via the
Commission’s Electronic Comment
Filing System (ECFS) by entering the
docket number, WT Docket No. 18–203.
6. Parties who choose to file by paper
must file an original and one copy of
each filing. If more than one docket or
rulemaking number appears in the
caption of this proceeding, commenters
must submit two additional copies for
each additional docket or rulemaking
number.
7. Filings can be sent by hand or
messenger delivery, by commercial
overnight courier, or by first-class or
overnight U.S. Postal Service mail
(although we continue to experience
delays in receiving U.S. Postal Service
mail). All filings must be addressed to
the Commission’s Secretary, Office of
the Secretary, Federal Communications
Commission, as follows:
• All hand-delivered paper filings for
the Commission’s Secretary must be
delivered to FCC Headquarters at 445
12th St. SW, Room TW–A325,
Washington, DC 20554. All hand
deliveries must be held together with
rubber bands or fasteners. Envelopes
must be disposed of before entering the
building. The filing hours at this
location are 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
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• Commercial overnight mail (except
U.S. Postal Service mail) must be sent
to 9050 Junction Drive, Annapolis
Junction, MD 20701.
• All other mail, including U.S.
Postal Service Express Mail, Priority
Mail, and First Class Mail should be
addressed to 445 12th Street SW,
Washington, DC 20554.
8. Alternate formats of this Public
Notice (computer diskette, large print,
audio recording, and Braille) are
available to persons with disabilities by
contacting the Consumer &
Governmental Affairs Bureau at (202)
418–0530 (voice), (202) 418–0432
(TTY), or send an email to fcc504@
fcc.gov.
Federal Communications Commission.
Thomas Horan,
Chief of Staff.
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2018 at 11:00 a.m.
PLACE: 1050 First Street NE,
Washington, DC.
STATUS: This meeting will be closed to
the public.
MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: Compliance
matters pursuant to 52 U.S.C. 30109.
Matters concerning participation in
civil actions or proceedings or
arbitration.
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CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Judith Ingram, Press Officer, Telephone:
(202) 694–1220.
TIME AND DATE:
Laura E. Sinram,
Deputy Secretary of the Commission.
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[Petition No. P1–18]
Petition of Cosco Shipping Lines Co.,
Ltd., Cosco Shipping Lines (Europe)
Gmbh, Orient Overseas Container Line
Limited, and OOCL (Europe) Limited
for an Exemption From Agreement
Filing; Notice of Filing and Request for
Comments
Notice is hereby given that COSCO
Shipping Lines Co., Ltd. (‘‘COSCO’’),
COSCO Shipping Lines (Europe) GMBH,
Orient Overseas Container Line Limited,
and OOCL (Europe) Limited
(‘‘Petitioners’’), have petitioned the
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Commission pursuant to 46 U.S.C.
40103(a), 46 CFR 502.92, and 46 CFR
535.301, ‘‘. . . for an exemption from
the Shipping Act that would extend the
P2–17 Order to COSCO (Europe)’’ and
‘‘would permit [Petitioners] to enter into
agreements . . . without filing an
agreement and waiting for it to become
effective.’’ The Petitioners state that
when the Commission granted the
Petition of COSCO, Orient Overseas
Container Line Limited and OOCL
(Europe) Limited (collectively ‘‘OOCL’’)
to an exemption from Agreement Filing
on August 8, 2018 in the P2–17
proceeding that the ‘‘. . . wholly-owned
subsidiary of COSCO known as COSCO
Shipping Lines (Europe) Gmbh (FMC
Org. No. 025509) . . . had not yet
commenced operating as a vesseloperating common carrier in the U.S.
foreign trades.’’
In order for the Commission to make
a thorough evaluation of the exemption
requested in the Petition, pursuant to 46
CFR 502.92, interested parties are
requested to submit views or arguments
in reply to the Petition no later than
September 6, 2018. Replies shall be sent
to the Secretary by email to Secretary@
fmc.gov or by mail to Federal Maritime
Commission, 800 North Capitol Street
NW, Washington, DC 20573–0001, and
replies shall be served on Petitioners’
counsels, Robert B. Yoshitomi, Nixon
Peabody LLP, 300 South Grand Avenue,
Suite 4100, Los Angeles, CA 90071–
3151, ryoshitomi@nixonpeabody.com,
and Eric C. Jeffrey, 799 9th Street NW,
Suite 500, Washington, DC 20001–5327,
ejeffrey@nixonpeabody.com.
Non-confidential filings may be
submitted in hard copy to the Secretary
at the above address or by email as a
PDF attachment to Secretary@fmc.gov
and include in the subject line: P1–18
(Commenter/Company). Confidential
filings should not be filed by email. A
confidential filing must be filed with the
Secretary in hard copy only, and be
accompanied by a transmittal letter that
identifies the filing as ‘‘ConfidentialRestricted’’ and describes the nature and
extent of the confidential treatment
requested. The Commission will
provide confidential treatment to the
extent allowed by law for confidential
submissions, or parts of submissions, for
which confidentiality has been
requested. When a confidential filing is
submitted, there must also be submitted
a public version of the filing. Such
public filing version shall exclude
confidential materials, and shall
indicate on the cover page and on each
affected page ‘‘Confidential materials
excluded.’’ Public versions of
confidential filings may be submitted by
email. The Petition will be posted on
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
[MB Docket No. 18-227; DA 18-761]
Media Bureau Seeks Comment on the Status of Competition in the
Marketplace for Delivery of Audio Programming
AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.
ACTION: Notice; solicitation of comments.
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SUMMARY: This document seeks input on the state of competition in the
marketplace for the delivery of audio programming as it would relate to
the overall goal of providing the Communications Marketplace Report to
Congress as required by the Repack Airwaves Yielding Better Access for
Users of Modern Services Act of 2018 (RAY BAUM'S Act of 2018). Title IV
of the RAY BAUM'S Act of 2018 requires that the Commission publish a
Communications Marketplace Report in the last quarter of every even
numbered year.
DATES: Comments are due on or before September 24, 2018. Reply comments
are due on or before October 9, 2018.
ADDRESSES: Interested parties may submit and reply comments, identified
by MB Docket No. 18-227, by any of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
Federal Communications Commission's website: https://www.fcc.gov/cgb/ecfs/. Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
Mail: Filings can be sent by hand or messenger delivery,
by commercial overnight courier, or by first-class or overnight U.S.
Postal Service mail (although the Commission continues to experience
delays in receiving U.S. Postal Service mail). All filings must be
addressed to the Commission's Secretary, Office of the Secretary,
Federal Communications Commission.
People with Disabilities: Contact the FCC to request
reasonable accommodations (accessible format documents, sign language
interpreters, CART, etc.) by email: [email protected] or phone: 202-418-
0530 or TTY: 202-418-0432.
For detailed instructions for submitting comments and additional
information on the rulemaking process, see the SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION section of this document.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jake Riehm of the Media Bureau,
Industry Analysis Division, (202) 418-2166.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a summary of the Commission's Public
Notice, DA 18-761, released on July 23, 2018. The full text of this
document is available electronically via the FCC's Electronic Document
Management System (EDOCS) website at https://www.fcc.gov/document/media-bureau-seeks-comment-audio-competition. Documents will be
available electronically in ASCII, Microsoft Word, and/or Adobe
Acrobat. This document is also available for public inspection and
copying during regular business hours in the FCC Reference Information
Center, which is located in Room CY-A257 at FCC Headquarters, 445 12th
Street SW, Washington, DC 20554. The Reference Information Center is
open to the public Monday through Thursday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
and Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. The complete text may be
purchased from the Commission's copy contractor, 445 12th Street SW,
Room CY-B402, Washington, DC 20554. Alternative formats are available
for people with disabilities (Braille, large print, electronic files,
audio format), by sending an email to [email protected] or calling the
Commission's Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau at (202) 418-0530
(voice), (202) 418-0432 (TTY).
Synopsis
1. On March 23, 2018, the President signed into law the
Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2018, which included the Repack
Airwaves Yielding Better Access for Users of Modern Services Act of
2018 (RAY BAUM'S Act of 2018). Title IV of RAY BAUM'S Act of 2018
amends Section 13 of the Communications Act (the Act) of 1934, and
requires that the Commission publish a Communications Marketplace
Report in the last quarter of every even numbered year. Among other
things, the biennial Communications Marketplace Report requires that
the Commission assess the state of competition in the communications
marketplace, including competition to deliver audio service among
broadcast stations, satellite radio, and entities that provide audio
content via the internet and to mobile devices. Accordingly, this
Public Notice seeks input on the state of competition in the
marketplace for the delivery of audio programming as it would relate to
the overall goal of providing the required Communications Marketplace
Report to Congress.
2. This Public Notice requests comment on the criteria or metrics
that could be used to evaluate the state of competition in the audio
programming marketplace, as well as comment and information on industry
data, competitive dynamics, and trending factors. For example,
commenters are invited to submit the following data and information
related to participants in the marketplace for the delivery of audio
programming, including, but not limited to, terrestrial radio
broadcasters (i.e., AM and FM radio stations), satellite radio
providers, and entities that provide audio programming over the
internet and to mobile devices (collectively, Audio Marketplace
Participants):
Identification and ownership of key Audio Marketplace
Participants, as well as the business models and competitive strategies
they use;
trends in service offerings, pricing, and consumer
behavior;
the extent of competition among Audio Marketplace
Participants, including intramodal competition (i.e., competition among
providers of the same type, such as terrestrial radio broadcast
stations) and intermodal competition (i.e., competition among providers
of different types, such as terrestrial radio broadcast stations and
satellite radio providers);
ratings, subscribership, and revenue information, for the
marketplace as a whole and for individual Audio Marketplace
Participants;
capital investment, innovation, and the deployment of
advanced technology;
requirements for entry into the marketplace; and
recent entry into and exit from the marketplace.
It is requested that commenters submit information, data, and
statistics for 2016 and 2017, as well as information on any notable
trends and developments that have occurred during 2018 to date.
Industry stakeholders, the public, and other interested parties are
encouraged to submit information, comments, and analyses. In order to
facilitate analysis of competitive trends, parties should submit
current and historic data that are comparable over time. Commenters
seeking confidential treatment of their submissions should request that
their submission, or a
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specific part thereof, be withheld from public inspection.
3. In addition, this document requests comment on whether laws,
regulations, regulatory practices or demonstrated marketplace practices
pose a barrier to competitive entry into the marketplace for the
delivery of audio programming or to the competitive expansion of
existing providers. Further, this document seeks input concerning the
extent to which any such laws, regulations or marketplace practices
affect entry barriers for entrepreneurs and other small businesses in
the marketplace for the delivery of audio programming.
Procedural Matters
4. Pursuant to sections 1.415 and 1.419 of the Commission's rules,
47 CFR 1.415 and 1.419, interested parties may file comments on or
before the dates indicated on the first page of this document. All
filings should refer to MB Docket No. 18-227. Comments may be filed:
(1) Using the Commission's Electronic Comment Filing System (ECFS), or
(2) by filing paper copies. Electronic Filing of Documents in
Rulemaking Proceedings, 63 FR 24121 (1998).
5. Comments and reply comments filed in response to this document
will be available for public inspection and copying in the Commission's
Reference Center, Room CY-A257, 445 12th Street SW, Washington, DC
20554, and via the Commission's Electronic Comment Filing System (ECFS)
by entering the docket number, WT Docket No. 18-203.
6. Parties who choose to file by paper must file an original and
one copy of each filing. If more than one docket or rulemaking number
appears in the caption of this proceeding, commenters must submit two
additional copies for each additional docket or rulemaking number.
7. Filings can be sent by hand or messenger delivery, by commercial
overnight courier, or by first-class or overnight U.S. Postal Service
mail (although we continue to experience delays in receiving U.S.
Postal Service mail). All filings must be addressed to the Commission's
Secretary, Office of the Secretary, Federal Communications Commission,
as follows:
All hand-delivered paper filings for the Commission's
Secretary must be delivered to FCC Headquarters at 445 12th St. SW,
Room TW-A325, Washington, DC 20554. All hand deliveries must be held
together with rubber bands or fasteners. Envelopes must be disposed of
before entering the building. The filing hours at this location are
8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Commercial overnight mail (except U.S. Postal Service
mail) must be sent to 9050 Junction Drive, Annapolis Junction, MD
20701.
All other mail, including U.S. Postal Service Express
Mail, Priority Mail, and First Class Mail should be addressed to 445
12th Street SW, Washington, DC 20554.
8. Alternate formats of this Public Notice (computer diskette,
large print, audio recording, and Braille) are available to persons
with disabilities by contacting the Consumer & Governmental Affairs
Bureau at (202) 418-0530 (voice), (202) 418-0432 (TTY), or send an
email to [email protected]
Federal Communications Commission.
Thomas Horan,
Chief of Staff.
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