Making good on the Chairman’s promise, the FCC is looking for input into Unlicensed LTE and LAA. As we recently reported, when the Commission created the new Citizens Broadband Radio Service which will use the 3.5 GHz band, Chairman Wheeler promi...
The new top level domain that many love to hate is now available to registered trademark holders – but pretty soon it’ll be open to everybody else. We told you to expect it, and now it’s happening: new generic Top Level Domains (gTLDs...
Thanks to the Paperwork Reduction Act, the public file rule is out for comment … again The Paperwork Reduction Act strikes again! As we all know, the PRA requires the FCC to get clearance from the Office of Management and Budget for “infor...
Back in March we reported on a number of changes that the FCC had adopted with respect to its rules governing Travelers’ Information Stations. Those changes have now found their way into the Federal Register, so we all now know that the revised r...
Unusual developments in Federal Circuit trademark case bode well for Dan Snyder and company. For years the NFL franchise associated with Washington, D.C. has been a laughingstock on a number of fronts. Image-wise, both on the field and off, it’s ...
Shared use of 3.5 GHz band promises greater efficiency, but much work still needs to be done before operations can begin. In a move described by the Commissioners as a “significant step forward” (Chairman Wheeler), history-making (Commissio...
A bill introduced in the House of Representatives last week proposes that the FCC be required to amend its sponsorship identification rules to require not just the name of the sponsor of an ad addressing “a controversial issue of public importance,” but also the names of any “significant donors” to the sponsor. This bill is… Continue Reading
Failure to complete construction or to find, and correct, discrepancies in FCC databases could result in less protection than expected. Here’s a heads up reminder to all full-power and Class A TV licensees who expect to be eligible both for the i...
May is one of those months where there are no routine, recurring FCC regulatory filing deadlines – no EEO reports or Quarterly Issues Programs lists, no Children’s Television Programming Reports or noncommercial station ownership report deadlines. But, as with any month, that does not mean that there are no dates of concern for broadcasters –… Continue Reading