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FCC REVISES POLITICAL PROGRAMMING AND ADVERTISING RULES

By |2022-01-26T13:31:58-06:00January 26th, 2022|Legal News|

Today, the FCC released a Report and Order (Order), updating the political programming and recordkeeping rules for broadcast licensees, cable television system operators, Direct Broadcast Satellite (DBS) service providers, and Satellite Digital Audio Radio Service (SDARS) licensees.  The Order revises the definition of “legally qualified candidate for public office” to add the use of social...… Continue Reading

FCC Warns Inactive/Non-Responsive C-Band Earth Stations: File or Be Terminated

By |2021-03-03T11:19:26-06:00March 3rd, 2021|Legal News|

As readers of CommLawBlog know, the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC” or the “Commission”) has reallocated the lower portion of the C-Band used for satellite communications and auctioned that portion of the spectrum for wireless services. In connection with that auction, operators of C-Band Fixed Satellite Service (FSS) earth stations will have to modify their operations...… Continue Reading

ATSC 3.0 Order Encourages the Deployment of Broadcast Internet Services

By |2021-02-05T12:16:03-06:00February 5th, 2021|Legal News|

On December 10, 2020, the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC” or the “Commission”) released a Report and Order that is intended to encourage further deployment of the ATSC 3.0 Next Generation Television Standard (ATSC 3.0), and particularly to facilitate the expansion of new and innovative ancillary and supplementary “Broadcast Internet” services by noncommercial educational (NCE) stations....… Continue Reading

ATSC 3.0 Order Encourages the Deployment of Broadcast Internet Services

By |2021-02-05T12:16:03-06:00February 5th, 2021|Legal News|

On December 10, 2020, the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC” or the “Commission”) released a Report and Order that is intended to encourage further deployment of the ATSC 3.0 Next Generation Television Standard (ATSC 3.0), and particularly to facilitate the expansion of new and innovative ancillary and supplementary “Broadcast Internet” services by noncommercial educational (NCE) stations....… Continue Reading

FCC Establishes Procedures for Auction of C-Band Spectrum – Auction to Begin on December 8, 2020

By |2020-08-06T17:04:47-05:00August 6th, 2020|Legal News|

Today, the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC” or the “Commission”) announced a Public Notice that establishes the procedures for Auction 107, which will make available spectrum in the lower portion of the C-Band, at 3.7-3.98 GHz.   The auction will be for new flexible-use overlay licenses, intended primarily to further the deployment of fifth-generation (5G) wireless, the...… Continue Reading

FCC Revises Cable TV Leased Access Rate Formula and Appears to Invite a First Amendment Challenge

By |2020-07-16T14:26:52-05:00July 16th, 2020|Legal News|

In an Order adopted today, the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC” or the “Commission”) revised the calculation of maximum permissible rates for cable TV commercial leased access by changing from a formula that sets a uniform rate for all cable tiers to a formula that will set a separate rate for each tier. The result may...… Continue Reading

FCC Seeks Confirmation of C Band Earth Stations Entitled to Reimbursement. Deadline for Filing is July 16th.

By |2020-07-07T10:31:51-05:00July 7th, 2020|Legal News|

The Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) has just released a Public Notice that impacts operators of C-Band (3.7-4.2 GHz) earth station dishes to receive or transmit programming or data. Previously, the FCC reallocated the lower portion of that band for auction, with incumbents earth stations entitled to reimbursement for their expenses to move their operations to...… Continue Reading

240,000 Reasons to File Proper FCC Applications When You Buy a Business That Holds Wireless Licenses

By |2020-07-01T14:46:24-05:00July 1st, 2020|Legal News|

The FCC recently released a Consent Decree in which the Archer Daniel Midlands Company (“ADM”) agreed to pay a $240,000 penalty for violating the FCC’s rules by engaging in transactions where five FCC wireless licenses were transferred without filing for and obtaining the prior consent of the FCC, and by failing to reveal in numerous...… Continue Reading

TV Stations and MVPDs Must Upload Contact Information by July 31st

By |2020-06-30T11:03:17-05:00June 30th, 2020|Legal News|

As we head into Summer, it’s important for TV broadcasters to remember the upcoming deadlines this Fall associated with notifying multichannel video program distributors (“MVPDs”) – primarily cable TV and direct broadcast satellite operators – of the station’s election of either must-carry or retransmission consent carriage status on the MVPD systems.   Two critical deadlines are...… Continue Reading

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