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FCC Sept. Meeting to Include Vote on Freeing Up Spectrum for Satellite Broadband
The tentative agenda for the Sept. 26 meeting will also includes votes on video conferencing regs, robocalls, various enforcement actions and other issues
Nexstar Blasts FCC 720K Fine in Retrans Case as “Irrational and Punitive”
The FCC had fined Nexstar for violating good faith rules in its negotiations with Hawaiian Telecom Services
FCC Chair Urges Congress to Restore Spectrum Auction Authority
FCC’s authority to auction unused spectrum has been in limbo since Congress allowed it to lapse in March 2023
Dielectric Revamps Production Floor To Meet LPTV Repack Deadline
It now takes less than an hour to manufacture an 8-bay LPTV antenna
'Blue Ripple' Would Make Regulatory Waves
A Biden FCC would bring sea changes on key issues like net neutrality, media ownership
NAB: Broadcast Competition Rules Must be Updated
Asks for an expansion of regulated competitors as well as ownership deregulations
FCC Claims Substantial Growth in Video Description
Cites NCTA data that major networks are offering a variety of programming with video description services.
FCC Resolves White Spaces Issues
Finalizes tweaks and changes, responds to recon petitions, to White Spaces order.
