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FCC Proposes Rules for Distributing Repack Funds to LPTV, TV Translator, and FM Stations; Part I: LPTV and TV Translators

By Dan Kirkpatrick|2018-08-21T09:30:12-05:00August 21st, 2018|Legal News|

Back in March 2018, Congress passed the Reimbursement Expansion Act (REA), which allocated additional funds to be used to reimburse broadcasters involuntarily affected by the post-incentive auction repacking of television stations. In addition to providing additional money for full-power and Class A stations, the REA for the first time expanded the universe of stations eligible...… Continue Reading

EAS and WEA National Tests Scheduled for Thursday, Sept. 20; ETRS Form 1 due Aug. 27

By FHH Law|2018-08-08T07:30:56-05:00August 8th, 2018|Legal News|

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the FCC have announced Thursday, Sept. 20 at 2:20 p.m. EDT as the scheduled date and time for this year’s annual nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System (EAS). (Note that unlike the past two years, the scheduling date is on a Thursday, not a Wednesday as some...… Continue Reading

FCC Streamlines Pole Attachment Rules to Promote Broadband Deployment

By Keenan Adamchak|2018-08-07T14:36:33-05:00August 7th, 2018|Legal News|

On Aug. 3 the Federal Communications Commission adopted a Report and Order and Declaratory Ruling which streamlined pole attachment procedures and preempted state and local laws regulations, and policies imposing a moratoria on telecommunications deployment. The FCC’s actions seek to speed the process and reduce costs associated with new utility pole attachments to facilitate broadband...… Continue Reading

Upcoming FCC Telecom and Broadcast Deadlines August 2018

By FHH Law|2018-08-01T08:28:18-05:00August 1st, 2018|Legal News|

Do you know what FCC telecom and broadcast deadlines are approaching? We do. Time to mark up your calendars so you’re not late on these important deadlines. Call FHH at (703) 812-0400 if you have trouble meeting these deadlines or need assistance. Telecom Deadlines: August 3, 2018 – Quarterly 911 Live Call Data Reports – Nationwide CMRS...… Continue Reading

FCC Adopts Uniform Formal Complaint Procedural Rules

By Helena Okolicsanyi|2018-07-26T15:53:55-05:00July 26th, 2018|Legal News|

After decades of handling formal complaints using no less than three different sets of rules, the FCC has finally adopted uniform procedures that generally apply to all formal complaints filed with the Commission. Alongside Chairman Ajit Pai, Commissioners Michael O’Rielly and Brendan Carr praised the measure to get formal complaints all under one roof. However,...… Continue Reading

FCC Announces Comment Deadline for Proposed New Kid Vid Rules

By Sekoia Rogers|2018-07-26T11:29:25-05:00July 26th, 2018|Legal News|

We wrote on July 5 that the FCC released a Draft NPRM intended to significantly relax the Kid Vid rules. The Commission officially adopted the NPRM at its July meeting on July 12. The Commission’s Media Bureau has now announced that comments will be due for the Children’s Television Programming NPRM on Sept. 24 and...… Continue Reading

D.C. Circuit Upholds FCC Reinstatement of UHF Discount

By Dan Kirkpatrick|2018-07-25T15:49:39-05:00July 25th, 2018|Legal News|

The United States Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit today dismissed challenges to the FCC’s April 2017 decision to reinstate the UHF Discount. That discount allows broadcast television station owners to count only 50 percent of households served by UHF stations when calculating a station’s compliance with the FCC’s national ownership cap, which limits...… Continue Reading

FCC Announces the Next Step in Licensing Next Generation TV

By Paul J. Feldman|2018-07-18T14:25:00-05:00July 18th, 2018|Legal News|

When the FCC released its Next Gen TV Report and Order in November 2017, we wrote about how this authorized television broadcasters to use the “Next Generation” broadcast television transmission standard (also known as ATSC 3.0) on a voluntary, market-driven basis. The rules from that Order became effective on February 2, 2018, except for the...… Continue Reading

Comment Deadline Announced for FM Class C4 Inquiry

By FHH Law|2018-07-12T12:53:42-05:00July 12th, 2018|Legal News|

We wrote on June 10 that the FCC has launched a Notice of Inquiry looking toward the creation of a new “C4” class of FM broadcast station in areas outside the Northeast and Southern California, with an effective radiated power (ERP) limit of 12 kW. These stations would have more power than Class A stations,...… Continue Reading