Revised versions of Forms 301, 314, 315, 316 and 340 have been approved by OMB. The changes reflect the Commission's actions adopted in the rural radio proceeding last Winter.… Continue Reading
Kevin Goldberg offers his take on the oral argument -- and likely outcome -- in Snyder v. Phelps, the first big First Amendment case heard by the Supreme Court this term.… Continue Reading
After much public hand-wringing, the FCC has proposed new rules that would require mobile service operators to provide usage alerts and information to assist consumers in avoiding unexpected charges on their bills.… Continue Reading
Just in time to meet its Congressionally-imposed deadline, the Commission has released three orders and a public notice affecting satellite carriage of local TV signals, as required by STELA.… Continue Reading
With Thanksgiving less than 36 hours away, the Commission has given us all something to be thankful for -- by extending, until September 30, 2011, the deadline for all EAS participants to implement the Common Alerting Protocol reception requirement.… Continue Reading
Sirius XM has published the Request for Proposals which will govern requests from "qualified entities" seeking channels set aside to promote diversity.… Continue Reading
Chairman Genachowski recently took to the pages of the Washington Post in defense of the FCC's broadband initiative. FHH's Peter Tannenwald now takes to CommLawBlog.com with a decidedly different perspective on that initiative.… Continue Reading
Guest-blogger and lobbyist Catherine McCullough, looking ahead to telecom issues in the upcoming Congress, suggests that Members will be feverishly competing for two things: love and money.… Continue Reading
Form 317's are due by December 1 - but from whom? Sure, full-powered DTV operators have to file Form 317, but how about digital Class A, LPTV or TV translator folks? The answer may surprise you.… Continue Reading
Those of you awaiting the unveiling of the FCC's plan for re-purposing TV spectrum may want to get warmed up by leafing through two reports just issued by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA).… Continue Reading
The Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service has adopted a Recommended Decision concerning implementation of the Low Income component of the Universal Service Fund.… Continue Reading
A recent Notice of Apparent Liability illustrates questionable priorities in the FCC's approach to the calculation of fines and forfeitures.… Continue Reading
The proposed Consumer Survey we wrote about last Friday is now available online at the OMB website, along with some interesting "supporting documents". Check it all out, but act fast -- two of the 17 days the FCC has given us to review and comment on the survey have already passed.… Continue Reading
Paging Richard Dawson! The FCC may be needing you to come out of retirement soon to deliver the classic Family Feud catchphrase, "Our survey said". Why? Because the Commission is looking to unleash its own "Consumer Survey".… Continue Reading
The FCC's planned agenda for its November 30 meeting serves up items likely to cause such a huge stir that we all might need a little advance warning.… Continue Reading
Get set: the big, yellow, sticky "Energy Guide" label is coming to your next TV. And, thanks to the FTC, it will be big, and yellow . . . and sticky.… Continue Reading
The NAB has endorsed a "Term Sheet" which would establish the existence of a "performance right" requiring radio licensees to pay royalties to musical artists. I have a gut feeling of inevitability -- but my real questions involve "when" and "how much".… Continue Reading
