FCC and NAB Call for Dismissal of NAB Mandamus

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit should dismiss NAB’s petition for a writ of mandamus due to the FCC’s release of a 2018 quadrennial review order Tuesday, said response filings from the FCC and NAB this week (see 2309290056). The D.C. Circuit ordered the agency in September to complete the 2018 QR within 90 days or present evidence why NAB’s petition shouldn’t be granted. The FCC’s response was filed Wednesday, the end of that 90-day period. “Because NAB already has the relief it sought, the Court should dismiss the petition for mandamus as moot,” the FCC said. NAB agreed in a response filing Thursday. “NAB has reviewed the Commission’s 2018 Quadrennial Review Order, and agrees that the Commission has now concluded the 2018 Quadrennial Review.”