What Does an FCC Designation for Hearing Mean?
Broadcast Law Blog
JULY 17, 2018
The FCC had a large staff of Administrative Law Judges who heard these cases, and they were usually quite busy. The process by which the ALJ conducts the hearing is set out in the statute and by FCC rules. A designation for hearing is done through an FCC order called a Hearing Designation Order.
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