September, 2010

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FCC Commissioner Baker Suggests No Government Support for Media, But Possible Relaxation of Broadcast Ownership Rules

Broadcast Law Blog

FCC Commissioner Meredith Atwell Baker recently delivered a speech in Washington, DC, where she addressed calls for the government to take action to assist the traditional media deal with the economic issues brought about by the new media. From time to time, there have been calls for the government to assist the traditional media, either through some sort of direct subsidies, or through regulatory changes that could assist in their news coverage to make these entities competitive in the new medi

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FEMA Adopts Digital Message Format for EAS CAP Standard, Triggering 180-Day Clock for Compliance

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This afternoon, FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency) adopted the new digital message format for the Common Alerting Protocol (CAP ) standard. The adoption of this message format is the next step in the implementation of Integrated Public Alert and Warning System (IPAWS), which expands the traditional Emergency Alert System used by radio and television to other communications devices, such as mobile phones and personal computers.

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FCC Ready to Tap Returned TV Spectrum with New White Spaces Order

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As the media has reported extensively this week (for example here and here ) the FCC is poised to tap into the television spectrum to allow the use of that spectrum on an unlicensed basis, potentially leading to a wave of innovative unlicensed devices, including potentially turbo-charged Wi-Fi. On the tentative agenda released recently for the next open Commission meeting, to be held next Thursday, September 23rd, the Commission has included an item entitled: " TV White Spaces Second MO&

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FCC Plans March Auction for New FM Stations - 147 New FM Licenses for Sale

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Interested in a new FM radio station ? Now might be your chance. The Commission today announced an upcoming auction , designated as FCC Auction No. 91, offering licenses for 147 new FM channels in various communities across the country. The auction will begin on March 29. Today's public notice merely lists the channels to be auctioned and the proposed minimum bid in the auction to be associated with each channel, and asks for comments on the procedures that will apply in conducting the auction.

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Recipe for a Failed CLM Implementation

Selecting and implementing CLM technology can be daunting, leading to underutilization or abandonment. Factors like provider differentiation, inadequate planning, and lack of user training contribute to these failures. Recognizing these pitfalls is crucial for successful adoption, ensuring organizations harness the full potential of CLM for streamlined contract management.

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Reconsideration of White Spaces Decision - FCC Approves Unlicensed Devices for "Super Wi-Fi" in TV Band

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The FCC's long-awaited White Spaces decision , revisiting its authorization of the operation of unlicensed wireless devices in the television spectrum (see our summaries of the intial order here and here ), has finally been released. The FCC decision and associated comments of the Commissioners promise Super Wi-Fi , or Wi-Fi on Steroids , and a host of other wireless digital marvels, without significantly interfering with the incumbent users of the spectrum (principally TV stations and wireless

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For Sale to Highest Bidder: New DTV Stations in Delaware and New Jersey

Broadcast Law Blog

Interested in a brand new full power digital television station in Atlantic City, New Jersey, or Seaford, Delaware? Then the FCC has just what you're looking for, provided that you're ready, willing, and able to build the station from the ground up and don't mind a low VHF channel. The Commission today issued the first auction notice regarding Auction No. 90 for the auction of two new full power commercial television stations.

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DISH Network Back in the Distant Signal Importation Game

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Continuing its implementation of STELA (a.k.a. the Satellite Television Extension and Localism Act of 2010), the Commission last week released an Order granting the application of satellite television provider DISH Network, LLC, and allowing DISH to once again import distant, out-of-market broadcast television signals. In its Order approving DISH's application, the Commission agreed that the DBS provider: 1.) had initiated local-into-local carriage in all 210 markets, including 29 markets in whi

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FCC Changing Financial Systems - Make Sure Your Fees Are Up To Date, and Plan Application Filings as There May Be Processing Delays in Early October

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If a broadcaster or other FCC regulatee has not paid their regulatory fees when they are due, the FCC's computer system will show a " red light " on the company that owed the fee - and the FCC will not grant any applications filed by that company. As it is, it can take days, and sometime weeks, to straighten out issues about the non-payment or late payment of fees.

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