HARRY C. MARTIN

Three new pieces of legislation would compensate broadcasters for giving up spectrum.

The CALM Act would be effective by Christmas 2012.

In June, the Senate Commerce Committee approved S.911, a bipartisan bill that represents the most detailed effort yet to make TV band spectrum auctions

A brief review of applicable law and regulation governing access to time by political candidates.

In December, the Commission adopted new allocation and service rules for the spectrum now occupied by TV channels 52-59 (the lower 700 MHz band). In its

The FCC has issued an order on reconsideration of the satellite TV must-carry rules adopted in 2000.

In September, the FCC issued an order regarding its ongoing 700 mHz “band-clearing” proceedings.

The Commission has initiated a top-to-bottom review of the broadcast ownership restrictions covering both the local and national ownership caps for all broadcast facilities.

A letter of understanding was signed by the United States and Canada to accommodate cross-border DTV allocations. The letter covers DTV operations within

In three separate actions the FCC has moved to standardize or expand reporting requirements relating to the public interest obligations of TV broadcasters.

The U.S. Court of Appeals in Washington has for a second time struck down the FCC's 2000 version of the EEO rules. In 1998, the Court found unconstitutional

In an ever-evolving effort to smooth the transition from analog to digital technology, the Federal Communications Commission is proposing to revise its

The Commission has clarified and modified the programming and technical aspects of its newly created Class A television service. Must-carry. The Commission

After five years of study, the FCC has adopted rules requiring all television stations to accommodate the needs of the visually-impaired audience.Stations

The FCC has adopted procedures for the forced removal of TV broadcast auxiliaries from the 1990- to 2025MHz band, and it has taken back the new broadcast

May 1, 2002, is the deadline for commercial stations in the top-30 markets to complete construction of their DTV facilities. In the past the FCC has granted

The FCC has issued an order that for the first time establishes rules for the mandatory carriage of digital television stations on cable TV systems. Must-carry

The commission is reminding video programming distributors that the closed captioning benchmarks for new English and Spanish non-exempt video programming

The FCC has adopted a tower construction notification system, which is intended to help guide broadcasters through the ofttimes difficult process of determining

Requiring adherence to uniform frequency coordination procedures is expected to reduce interference between services sharing a band.

The FCC has approved equipment standards that will allow digital television sets to connect directly to digital cable service wall outlets without the need for a set-top box (“plug-and-play” TV).