A Pair Can Channel Share, but Better Still Beware
The FCC has tuned up its TV channel-sharing rules in advance of the incentive auction. And there's more to come.… Continue Reading
TVStudy Passes the D.C. Circuit Test
Court green lights FCC use of updated software for OET-69 calculations A seemingly small but crucial element of the FCC’s incentive auction preparations has survived a broadside attack in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit. As...
FCC Adopts New National EAS Test Rules and Accessibility Standards
The FCC has slowly but surely been striving to improve the nation’s Emergency Alert System (“EAS”) to improve safety warnings to the public. In its most recent effort to achieve this goal, the FCC issued an Order last week updating its rules to establish operational standards to be used during national EAS tests and emergencies. […]
D.C. Circuit Decides the Net Neutrality Show Will Go On … For Now
FCC and net neutrality proponents win the first skirmish, but there are bigger battles ahead. The net neutrality rules will take effect while the appeals of those rules go forward. The D.C. Circuit has denied requests that the rules be stayed. What thi...
Update: Effective Date Set for Revised Equipment Certification Rules
Way back in January we reported on a late-December FCC decision to revamp its equipment certification rules. Five months later, that decision has finally made it into the Federal Register. As a result, we now know when the revised rules will take effec...
Incentive Auction Next Step – FCC Identifies Auction-Eligible Stations and Requires All TV Stations to File Information on Technical Facilities by July 9
The FCC just took another step toward the TV incentive auction, and set one of the first of what will no doubt be many deadlines for stations to meet as part of the process. The FCC released a list of all stations that they find to be eligible to participate in the incentive auction. These… Continue Reading
Attention TV Licensees: The FCC Has Released the Eligibility Public Notice
The process of getting all the candidates lined up in the incentive auction starting gate has begun. The incentive spectrum auction process just got a lot more real. The FCC’s Eligibility Public Notice has been released and the count-down toward ...
FCC Announces Eligibility List for Spectrum Auction and Deadline for Pre-Auction Filing
Today, the FCC released a Public Notice with a 45-page Appendix listing all full-power and Class A television stations eligible to participate in the reverse auction and receive protection in the repacking process. Licensees should immediately review the Appendix to ensure their station has been included and to determine whether the appropriate authorization for their […]
Coming Soon: The New Look CommLawBlog
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