Wednesday, October 02, 2013

While the FCC's away...

...the radio and television folks can play. The F.C.C. is part of the government shutdown.

From Tom Taylor's column this morning...


You could run zombies through the halls of FCC headquarters at the Portals, and not interrupt anybody. Only a handful of FCC staffers – 2% - are left during the government shutdown, and valuable online resources are unavailable. Not having the CDBS (Consolidated Database) will be a hardship for engineers, consultants, group executives and more – but not nearly as much a hardship as the shutdown is for the furloughed Commission staff members. Still on the job are “up to two employees working per shift at each location,” including the FCC Operations Center, for emergencies.