National Republican Congressional Committee v. Brown · ¶1

On March 30, 2026, the Media Bureau, a division of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), issued a “public notice” concerning the FCC’s lowest unit charge (LUC) requirements. Pursuant to those requirements, “[t]he charges made for the use of any broadcasting station by any person who is a legally qualified candidate for any public office in connection with his campaign” must be set at favorable rates known as the “lowest unit charge” in the weeks leading up to primary and general elections. 47 U. S. C. §315(b)(1)(A). The notice stated that political candidates, joint fundraising committees with noncandidate members, and political parties engaged in coordinated political activity were all entitled to the LUC subject to certain conditions.

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