FCC Asks for More Time in Indecency Case

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WASHINGTON The Federal Communications Commission is asking a federal court for time to consider affiliates’ arguments that the agency erred in March when it decided, without issuing fines, that the f-word and s-word are likely to be indecent whenever broadcast.

A delay would let affiliates contest the decisions before the FCC, a necessary step prior to arguing in court, the agency said in a statement about its Wednesday filing with the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New York.

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