Six cable networks have written the Federal Communications Commission about concerns with the agency’s investigation of operators’ moving channels from analog to digital, Broadcasting & Cable reports. In the letter, the networks express concern the FCC’s inquiry will delay February’s…
Cable operators issued a letter to the Federal Communications Commission asking the commission not to establish a uniform price for attaching to utility poles, Broadcasting & Cable says. In the letter, cable operators said broadband providers should pay the same…
The Federal Communications Commission under Barack Obama as president is expected to be more influential than ever, according to high-tech leaders and analysts, the Washington Post reports. Promises made by the president-elect of an “open Internet” could change the telecommunications…
The National Cable & Telecommunications Association has called on Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin Martin to rescind a letter to cable operators inquiring about the move of some channels from analog to digital tiers, Broadcasting & Cable reports. The NCTA…
BusinessWeek weighs in on President-elect Barack Obama’s choice to head the Federal Communications Commission. The publication says Obama is considering appointing the first black woman to the post while fielding recommendations from advisers who served in the FCC under Bill…
The Federal Communications Commission may fine two TV stations for violating the agency’s children’s television advertising rules, Broadcasting & Cable reports. KSTW-TV in Tacoma, Wash., and San Francisco’s KBCW-TV could face a fine of $8,000 apiece for the violations. KSTW…
President-elect Barack Obama is expected to appoint Washington lawyer Henry Rivera as head of his Federal Communications Commission transition team, Multichannel News reports. Rivera, a Democrat, previously served at the FCC from 1981 to 1985 under Republican FCC chairman Mark…
Comments made by Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., during an interview with Fox on Wednesday have prompted concerns whether a new Fairness Doctrine will be imposed on broadcast networks and talk radio, Broadcasting & Cable reports. Sen. Schumer told Fox the…
Following singer-actress Dolly Parton’s lead, recording artists including Michael Bolton, Clay Aiken and Don Henley are urging the Federal Communications Commission to delay their white space vote and to put their report on the issue out for public comment, Broadcasting…
The Federal Communications Commission has been inundated with e-mails, missives, comments and other forms of communication from both sides of the “white space” issue, Broadcasting & Cable reports. Elected officials, large companies, sports leagues and other affected parties are in…