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Trump Selects Andrew Ferguson To Head FTC
By George Winslow published
Current Republican commissioner will replace Lina Khan, who battled big tech and large mergers

FCC Seeks Comment on NAB Request to Delay Implementation of Some EAS Rules
By George Winslow published
The NAB had asked the FCC to further delay implementation of new EAS rules requiring audio description of maps and other visual elements

FCC To Consider Rules Changes in Applications, Procedures for TV, Radio Stations
By George Winslow published
Regulatory and Standards Dec. 11 open meeting will also consider expanding unlicensed use of the 6-GHz band by very-low-power devices and other items

Supreme Court To Consider Legality of FCC’s Universal Service Fund
By George Winslow published
REGULATORY AND STANDARDS Will hear an appeal of a 5th Circuit ruling that the FCC’s management of the USF is unconstitutional

NAB Seeks Delay in Rules Requiring Audio Description of Emergency Alert Graphics, Maps
By George Winslow published
No technical solution exists to translate maps, graphics and other non-textual material into audio, the NAB argued

FCC’s Carr: CBS News Bias Complaint to Be Part of Paramount Deal Review
By George Winslow published
Regulation Trump’s nominee for chair said ‘news distortion complaint’ against ‘60 Minutes’ will ‘likely arise’ in Skydance merger review

FCC to Vote on FM Booster Stations, Caller ID at Nov. 21 Meeting
By George Winslow published
Regulator will also consider submarine cable landing licensing rules and other items

SMPTE, Avid Publish New ST 2067-70 Standard for VC-3 Codec in Interoperable Master Format
By George Winslow published
New codec standard will help broadcasters simplify distribution of audiovisual content

FCC’s Carr Congratulates Trump, Urges Agency To Focus on Transition
By George Winslow published
“FCC should immediately stop work on any partisan or controversial matter and focus on the transition,” Carr said

NAB Chief LeGeyt: Broadcasters Work To Uphold Democracy ‘Amid an Unprecedented Wave of Misinformation’
By George Winslow published
‘Broadcasters increasingly face threats … of broadcast license or spectrum revocations’ in their fight to defend democracy, he says in The Hill op-ed
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