D.C. Circuit Orders FCC Response on 2018 QR Mandamus Petition

The FCC must respond to the NAB’s mandamus petition on the 2018 quadrennial review within 30 days, said the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit in an order released Friday. A reply from NAB is due 10 days later. NAB filed the petition in April (see 2304250029 seeking to compel the agency to complete the 2018 review of broadcast ownership rules before commencing the 2022 iteration.