FCC To Preserve One UHF Channel
The FCC has issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to establish procedures to ensure that one UHF channel will be available nationwide for...
FCC Narrows Cable Systems Eligible for HDTV Carriage Exemption
The FCC has adopted a Sixth Report and Order (Order) adopting a joint proposal submitted by the American Cable Association (ACA) and the National Association...
FCC Provides Emergency Alert System Solutions
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) and Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) conducted the first-ever nationwide test of the EAS on November 9,...
FCC Turns the Tables on Local Cable Rate Regulation
For the first time in more than twenty years, the FCC has revised the effective competition standard that governs the local regulation of basic...
Rumors of T-Mobile and Dish Network Merger Abound
Various news outlets have reported that T-Mobile, the nation's fourth largest mobile wireless company, and Dish Network, the nation's second largest satellite TV provider...
FCC Expands Emergency Access
The FCC has adopted additional rules to ensure that visually impaired persons have timely access to critical emergency information. The Twenty-First Century Communications and Video Accessibility...
Time Warner Seeks to Hook Up with Charter on the Rebound
Charter Communications and Time Warner Cable have announced plans to merge following the breakup of Time Warner's proposed merger with Comcast. The merger of...
FCC Proposes 2015 Regulatory Fees
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) is seeking comment on its proposed fiscal year (FY) 2015 regulatory fees. The final figures are usually adopted...
Pole Attachment Comment Dates Set
The FCC's public notice seeking to refresh the record for its pending review of the cost allocator used to calculate pole attachment rates for...
Emergency Accessibility and Deaf-Blind Equipment Distribution on FCC’s May Agenda
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) has released the agenda for its May open meeting, scheduled for May 21, 2015. It contains the following...
