Ajit Pai

Outgoing FCC Chairman Pai Calls for Modernization of Media Ownership Rules – Audio Competition Issues for the New FCC To Consider

By David Oxenford|2020-12-21T11:10:26-06:00December 21st, 2020|Legal News|

Last week, Chairman Pai gave a speech to the Media Institute in Washington, talking about his deregulatory accomplishments during his tenure as FCC Chairman. Central to his speech was the suggestion that the broadcast ownership rules no longer made sense, as they regulate an incredibly small piece of the media landscape, while digital competitors, who... Continue Reading…

This Week in Broadcast Regulation: December 12, 2020 to December 18, 2020

By David Oxenford and Adam Sandler|2020-12-20T07:29:25-06:00December 20th, 2020|Legal News|

Here are some of the regulatory developments in the last week of significance to broadcasters -and a few dates to watch in the week ahead – with links to where you can go to find more information as to how these actions may affect your operations. The FCC issued an order that locks in its... Continue Reading…

New FCC Commissioner Nathan Simington on the Way

By David Oxenford|2020-12-09T10:03:45-06:00December 9th, 2020|Legal News|

The Senate this week confirmed Nathan Simington for the seat on the FCC currently held by Michael O’Rielly. It is expected that Mr. Simington will be sworn in as a new Commissioner later this week, allowing Commissioner O’Rielly to serve through tomorrow’s FCC open meeting where he will likely give his farewell comments to the... Continue Reading…

This Week in Regulation for Broadcasters: November 28, 2020 to December 4, 2020

By David Oxenford|2020-12-06T09:05:54-06:00December 6th, 2020|Legal News|

Here are some of the regulatory developments of the last week of significance to broadcasters, with links to where you can go to find more information as to how these actions may affect your operations. Also, we include a look at actions to watch in the week ahead. FCC Chairman Ajit Pai announced his intention... Continue Reading…

Reply Comments on FCC Incubator Diversity Program Due April 9

By FHH Law|2018-03-29T14:05:49-05:00March 29th, 2018|Legal News|

On Nov. 20, 2017, the FCC released an Order on Reconsideration of several of its broadcast multiple and cross-ownership rules, which included a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) looking toward increasing minority, female, and small business ownership by establishing an “incubator” program which incentives established broadcasters to help those types of entities. Comments on the...… Continue Reading

White House Deliberates Centralized 5G Network Proposal

By Tom Dougherty|2018-01-29T17:04:31-06:00January 29th, 2018|Legal News|

Telecommunications companies today got a rude awakening when Axios broke news that the Trump administration is considering a recommendation to centralize and build a 5G wireless network. According to multiple news outlets, members of the U.S. National Security Council (NSC) presented senior White House officials with recommendations to centralize the United States’ 5G network in...… Continue Reading

FCC Grants Request by Fletcher, Heald & Hildreth to Revise Post-Auction Broadcast Transition Phase Assignments and Deadlines for Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands in Wake of Hurricane Maria

By FHH Law|2018-01-16T11:18:32-06:00January 16th, 2018|Legal News|

January 16, 2018 – Fletcher, Heald & Hildreth is proud to announce that, through its efforts, the FCC’s Incentive Auction Task Force and the Media Bureau division on Jan. 11, 2018 granted a request to allow for 20 broadcast TV stations in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands to construct post-incentive auction facilities early....… Continue Reading

The FCC’s Open Internet Order – Which Freedom?

By Sekoia Rogers and FHH Law|2017-12-15T14:40:32-06:00December 15th, 2017|Legal News|

The fight over the Open Internet (better known as net neutrality) continued Thursday with the Federal Communications Commission voting to reverse the 2015 Title II Order, which reclassified broadband Internet access as a “telecommunications service.” This decision means that the Internet will return to its pre-2015 Title I “information service” classification (For a history of how...… Continue Reading

Busy Times Lie Ahead in Telecomm as Pai Lays Out Modernization Plans

By FHH Law|2017-09-11T11:33:48-05:00September 11th, 2017|Legal News|

As we wrote about last week, FCC Chairman Ajit Pai is planning to make some major overhauls at the FCC. Eight months into his term, Pai is preparing to “modernize [the FCC’s] rules to match the realities of today’s marketplace.” At this year’s National Broadcast Association’s Radio Show, Pai announced he would present to his...… Continue Reading