Digital TV Transition Test
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin Martin and others talked about the digital television transition for broadcasters in the five-county Wilmington, North Carolina, television…
179 viewsFederal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin Martin and others talked about the digital television transition for broadcasters in the five-county Wilmington, North Carolina, television…
179 viewsThe Federal Communications Commission held a public hearing in McConomy Auditorium at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh. The first panel discussed the future of digital media, and…
378 viewsThe Federal Communications Commission held an open meeting in which an order were made for the assessment of fees to cover the commission’s 2008 regulatory costs. Then the commission ruled on a…
313 viewsThe Federal Communications Commission held a public hearing on the use of early termination fees by communications service providers.
650 viewsThe Federal Communications Commission held a public en banc hearing regarding broadband network management practices. Topics discussed included network neutrality and piracy. Also discussed was…
264 viewsIn an open commission meeting members considered wireless telecommunications and media ownership rules. There was a brief disruption by Code Pink.
149 viewsIn a continuation of an open commission meeting, members considered issues including media diversity, broadcast localism, and ownership limits in the cable television industry.
110 viewsThe five commissioners testified about current proceedings involving media and telecommunications policy. Chairman Martin has scheduled a vote on a rule to ease media ownership rules. Two…
148 viewsNew FCC chairman Kevin Martin testified about his proposal to relax media ownership rules. The other four FCC commissioners and heads of various media groups testified about the plan.
213 viewsThe commission heard testimony on leased channel access, cable regulations, do not call registry, low-power radio service, television license disclosure requirements, and video delivery…
155 viewsCommissioner Kevin Martin spoke about minority ownership of media outlets, the operation of the Federal Communications Commission, and issues before the FCC involving media ownership and…
103 viewsThe Federal Communications Commission (FCC) held a hearing where they talked about new rules for cable subscribers' access to traditional broadcast signals and a proposal that would allow…
231 viewsThe Federal Communications Commission held a meeting to set the rules governing the auction of public airwaves to be held in January 2008. Commissioners voted to allow the auction to proceed without…
110 viewsFCC commissioners testified at an oversight hearing about federal regulation and the state of the telecommunications industry. Among the topics they addressed were an upcoming 700 MHz…
72 viewsCommissioners testified about federal communications policy and regulations at an oversight hearing.
188 viewsCommissioners testified about the state of the telecommunications marketplace, the regulatory role of the Federal Communications Commission, technology trends and innovations affecting the…
75 viewsWitnesses testified at an open meeting on cable television rates, failures to award competitive franchises, a national public safety network, and captioned telephone service.
114 viewsMedia executives and consumer advocates testified at a Federal Communications Commission field hearing. Public comments were sought for the 2006 Quadrennial Broadcast Media Ownership…
216 viewsThe Federal Communications Commission held a field hearing to seek public comments for the 2006 Quadrennial Broadcast Media Ownership Review. Federal and state legislators, media industry…
413 viewsThe Federal Communications Commission met and voted to reaffirm its 2001 decision that broadcasters were not entitled to carriage of their analog and digital signals during the digital…
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