If approved, the former head of the NCTA and the CTIA will take the reins at the agency as the incentive auction and TV spectrum repacking enter a crucial phase....More
The Broadband Adoption Act modernizes the Universal Service Fund (USF) Lifeline Assistance Program to make broadband service affordable for lower-income households in rural and urban areas....More
The white paper focuses on “interference limits” as the basis for policy proposals and suggests steps should be taken to define the radio environment in which receivers are expected to operate....More
The results from the first-ever nationwide EAS test are in, and despite some problems, the nation’s EAS distribution architecture is "basically sound."...More
The bureau said it will not accept requests for modifications from full-power and Class A stations to change their contours, except under special circumstances....More
The Department of Justice has warned the FCC to place a cap on the amount of additional spectrum that AT&T and Verizon might acquire in the upcoming broadcast spectrum auction. The agency says the two telcos control too much already....More
The President has recommended eliminating the Agriculture Department’s Rural Utilities Service Public Television Digital Transition Grant Program....More
Swisscom is the latest European pay TV operator being investigated over distribution of live sports following indications that it may have abused its position in the market....More
The "Straight Talk From the Top – America’s Communication Regulators," featuring FCC commissioners Jessica Rosenworcel and Ajit Pai, has been rescheduled for 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, April 9, during the 2013 NAB Show in Las Vegas....More
While the nc+ platform gained 15,000 new subscribers in the week following its launch on March 21, customers complained that new packages comprising channels formerly distributed by n and Cyfra+ were too expensive....More
AmberFin has teamed up with the caption solution specialist to offer an integrated captioning system that meets new FCC requirements for IP video....More
FCC chairman Julius Genachowski formally notified the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) of its intent to auction licenses in the 1695-171MHz band and the 1755-1780MHz band....More