[BC] Public File cautionary story

[Robert Meuser]

The rules are quite clear as far as access -

(b) Location of the file. The public inspection file shall be maintained 
at the main studio of the station. An applicant for a new station or 
change of community shall maintain its file at an accessible place in 
the proposed community of license or at its proposed main studio. (c) 
Access to material in the file. (1) The file shall be available for 
public inspection at any time during regular business hours. All or part 
of the file may be maintained in a computer database, as long as a 
computer terminal is made available, at the location of the file, to 
members of the public who wish to review the file. Material in the 
public inspection file shall be made available for printing or machine 
reproduction upon request made in person. The applicant, permittee, or 
licensee may specify the location for printing or reproduction, require 
the requesting party to pay the reasonable cost thereof, and may require 
guarantee of payment in advance (e.g., by requiring a deposit,

I don't see where there is much room for confusion.  Either you keep the 
file at the studio or you scan everything into a computer database and 
provide a viewing Kiosk. If the material is in the computer, the 
printing becomes a simple thing. How can anyone make this difficult?

R


Bailey, Scott wrote:

>Dan,
>  Here's our problem. The rules are not clear, period. Everybody seems
>to have a different interpretation of this, including DC lawyers and the
>employees at the commission itself.  The best thing for one to do is use
>your own judgment. With some of this, there is no right or wrong answers
>and it just depends on how an individual wants to interpret it.
>
>Scott
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: broadcast-bounces at radiolists.net
>[mailto:broadcast-bounces at radiolists.net] On Behalf Of Glen Kippel
>Sent: Tuesday, March 13, 2007 11:17 AM
>To: Broadcasters' Mailing List
>Subject: Re: [BC] Public File cautionary story
>
>I tend to agree.  It's strange, but there are people out there who still
>don't have a computer, and even if they went to a library to use theirs,
>probably wouldn't know how to use it.
>
>On 3/12/07, Dan Kelley <djkelley at frontier.net> wrote:
>  
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>>>Scanning is a hassle but one station I'm with has the public
>>>file on a jump drive, for the FCC *and* the public.  If a
>>>member of the public wants a copy, it's cloned on a low
>>>volume jump drive and given to them.
>>>
>>>Thanks, and Adios to that member of the public.
>>>
>>>In an FCC inspection, the drive would be popped into any
>>>computer, including their own laptop if they come with one,
>>>and they can make them selves at home.
>>>
>>>Does anyone see anything wrong with this?
>>>      
>>>
>>I would think that you need to provide members of the general
>>public a way to view the files at the radio station.  I don't
>>think throwing a jump drive at them provides the access the rules
>>provide for.
>>
>>But it's a great concept.
>>
>>-dan in lansing
>>http://classicrockfm.blogspot.com
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