FCC Seeks Further Input on Closed Captioning
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) has released a Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (FNPRM) regarding closed captioning. It did so to allow parties...
Media Bureau Grants Blanket Extension of New Truth-in-Billing Requirements in the Television Viewer Protection...
The Media Bureau (Bureau) has granted a blanket extension until December 20, 2020, of the effective date of new truth-in-billing requirements of...
DIRS Deactivated for Hurricane Irma, Likely to Reactive for Hurricane Maria
The FCC’s Disaster Information Reporting System (DIRS) has been deactivated at the request of the FEMA for areas affected by Hurricane Irma, which included...
NAB Seeks to Suspend White Space Databases
The FCC has requested comment on a petition filed by the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) that takes aim at the television white spaces...
Text-to-911 Part of Light August Open Meeting Agenda
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) will hold its next open meeting on Friday, August 8, 2014. The tentative agenda includes:
Part 17 Antenna...
Unauthorized Emergency Alert Prompts PSHSB Questions
The FCC’s Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau (PSHSB) is seeking comment on how unauthorized Emergency Alert System (EAS) messages affect EAS participants, public...
Leased Access Rules Get Fresh Start as FCC Proposes Abandoning 2008 Order
At its June Open Meeting, the FCC adopted a Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (FNPRM) seeking to update its leased access rules, which require...
E-Rate, Rural Broadband Experiments, and IP Video Closed Captioning on July Open Meeting Agenda
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) has released the final agenda for its next open meeting on Friday, July 11, 2014. It contains the following three...
Special Access Data Reporting Deadline Extended
The deadline for responding to the mandatory data collection in the special access proceeding has been extended. The Federal Communications Commission's Wireline Competition Bureau...
FCC Revisits Pole Rates
The FCC has solicited additional comments as it seeks to refresh the record on issues raised in a Petition for Reconsideration filed by the National...
