OET 69

TV Incentive Auction Moves Forward – The FCC Denies Reconsideration of Auction Framework, Asks for Comments on TVStudy Predictions of Station Coverage to be used in Determining Station Values

By David Oxenford|2015-07-08T11:04:47-05:00July 8th, 2015|Legal News|

Earlier this week, we wrote about the Court of Appeals decision denying appeals of the FCC’s 2014 order setting the framework for the incentive auction to reclaim spectrum used by TV stations and repurpose it for use by wireless companies to provide more high-speed wireless broadband opportunities. But, in addition to the appeals, there… Continue Reading

Incentive Auction Moves Forward – Denial of Court Appeal Clears the Way for the Auction, With Procedures to be Clarified at Next Week’s FCC Meeting

By David Oxenford|2015-07-06T10:20:42-05:00July 6th, 2015|Legal News|

The FCC’s stated goal for some time has been to conduct the broadcast incentive auction in 2016 – buying the spectrum used by a number of TV stations, repackaging it and selling it to wireless companies for wireless broadband purposes. This will happen in a very complicated process where there will be two simultaneous auctions,… Continue Reading

FCC Action on TV Issues Coming Soon – Sports Blackout Rule, White Spaces, Post-Auction Treatment of LPTV and TV Translators, and OET-69 Revisions

By David Oxenford|2014-09-18T10:58:19-05:00September 18th, 2014|Legal News|

While many broadcasters have been watching Capitol Hill as Congress debates the issues surrounding the extension of satellite TV’s copyright permission to retransmit over-the-air television signals, and the attempts to add other provisions to the bill that could affect television stations, there are a number of issues teed up at the FCC that could also … Continue Reading