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Board Ruling Explanations

Last Updated
Audit Statement Expanded 03/23/12
Digital Editions – Alternate Labeling Options Endorsed 03/23/12
Verified Subscription Standards – Digital Editions 03/23/12
Digital subscriptions with no term 08/10/11
New “Total Subscriber Accounts” Metric 08/08/11
Revisions to rules involving digital editions – Primary and Secondary Platforms 08/08/11
Verified – Home Delivery - Requested Opt-In, Opt-Out Requirements 08/08/11
Membership eligibility 01/14/11
Community Newspaper Audit 08/02/10
Newspaper Consolidated Media Report 08/02/10
Insert Verification Service 03/26/09

Archived Explanations

Last Updated
Third-party sales: 14-day notice requirement eliminated for most newspapers 07/28/09
ABC annual conference postponed 03/26/09
Geographic reporting optional for weekly newspapers 03/26/09
Electronic edition basic prices 03/26/09
Omitted days: pre-approval no longer required 03/26/09
50,000 or less weekday circulation 03/26/09
50,000 – 75,000 weekday circulation 03/26/09
Hurricane's affect on circulation distribution of newspapers 09/08/08
Member obligations—final passage July 2007 08/03/07
Premium exclusion: free or discounted access to online content 08/03/07
Publisher’s Statement—filing and certification—July 2007 board meeting 08/03/07
Variations from Publisher’s Statement July 2007 board meeting 08/03/07
Voluntary conversions 08/03/07
Premium exclusion: subscriber loyalty programs 07/17/07
Board request rule modification 04/04/07
Single-issue sales of back copies 04/04/07
Premium exclusion: archive access 04/04/07
Free copies of ABC documents - rule modification11/29/06
Transfer of subscription list - final passage November 200611/29/06
Omitted days amendment - final passage09/18/06
Third-party sales - adoption of guideline changes09/18/06
Third-party sales (home-delivered) - final passage of 15 percent error allowance09/18/06
Sanction – new Bylaw Article 7.603/17/06
Listing of “Audit Status” for all ABC members on ABC website07/22/05
ABC legal expenses – reimbursement by involved ABC members03/29/05
Censure provisions formalized03/29/05
Public notification of impending audit adjustment03/29/05
Adoption of hawker sales rule12/01/04
Subscription/single-copy sales in combination12/01/04
Newspapers permitted to serve NIE copies on credit12/23/02