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FCC Is Updating MVPD Online Filing Process
The new system will become operational October 18, the bureau says, but the migration will take about a week, so starting Oct. 11 the old
White House Unveils AI Bill of Rights
The White House is framing the issue as one of civil rights in a digital age, in the process painting a damning picture of current
FCC Proposes to Eliminate Obsolete Analog TV Rules
FCC Proposes Updates To Part 73 Rules To Reflect Completion Of The Digital Transition ShareTweetShareEmailPin
FCC to Drop “Persistent Alerts” Idea
All signs point to the FCC this week giving the go ahead and updating EAS rules to improve accessibility for those with disabilities, including persons
FCC Proposes Fines for Violations of Children’s TV Programming Rules
The FCC finds that 21 broadcast television licensees apparently willfully and repeatedly violated rules limiting commercial matter in children’s programming and proposes a combined forfeiture
FCC Extends Streamlined Regulatory Fee Waiver Process
The FCC has decided to extend its COVID-19-related financial hardship waiver process for its regulatory fees. ShareTweetShareEmailPin
Fifteenth Annual Federal Trade Commission Microeconomics Conference
Our Topics library provides one-stop collections of materials on numerous issues in which the FTC has been actively engaged. These pages are especially useful for
Here’s What You Need To Get Annual FCC Fee Reductions And Waivers
It also kept in place several pandemic relief measures, making it easier for companies to apply for waivers, reductions or deferrals on financial grounds. ShareTweetShareEmailPin
Radio Is Key Component To Homeland Security’s EMP National Public Warning System
The Department of Homeland Security says Electromagnetic Pulse (EMP) energy, either from natural sources like major solar storms, or potential nuclear attacks, has the potential
FCC proposes ‘five-year rule’ for dead satellite disposal
As things stand, voluntary NASA guidelines published in the 1990s recommend that dead satellites should be deorbited within 25 years. ShareTweetShareEmailPin
FCC Relying On New System To Collect Stations’ Annual Fees In 2022
It is the first time CORES will be used to pay annual fees after the FCC discontinued use of its Fee Filer system last December.
Effort To Help Broadcasters Negotiate With Big Tech Slammed By Advocacy Groups
The Journalism Competition and Preservation Act (S. 673) would allow news publishers and broadcast news operations with fewer than 1,500 exclusive full-time employees to form