The New York City Council passed a resolution asking the FCC to hold off on its vote on the use of white space frequencies, Broadcasting & Cable reports. The resolution requests the FCC “to open a formal comment period on…
The Federal Communications Commission will hold a pre-hearing conference on the program carriage complaint filed by Wealth TV against Time Warner, Broadcasting & Cable reports. The conference is scheduled for Oct. 27 at 9:30 a.m. before Administrative Law Judge Arthur…
Sports networks are pretty much resigned to the fact that the FCC will allow unlicensed devices to operate in the broadcast spectrum’s unused frequencies known as “white spaces” when it votes on the issue Nov. 4, Broadcasting & Cable reports….
Chief executives from the Big Four broadcast networks wrote Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin Martin today over concerns they have about the reliability of “white space” devices relying solely on spectrum-sensing technology as well as the commission’s plan to set…
Cablevision executives met with Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin Martin to voice the company’s support for the regulator’s rules allowing cable operators to withhold programming from competitors when the content isn’t distributed via satellite, which Verizon calls a loophole and…
The Federal Communications Commission is reviewing a request from broadcasters that would put its report on unused digital airwaves, or white spaces, up for public comment before the panel votes on the issue Nov. 4, Broadcasting & Cable reports. “This…
Broadcasters filed an “emergency request” with the Federal Communications Commission in an effort to delay the FCC’s vote on a proposal that would allow laptops and “smart radios” to share the spectrum with digital TV stations in the zones between…
Kevin Martin, chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, announced today the agency will propose allowing mobile unlicensed devices to operate in the white spaces on the airwave spectrum between digital television channels, Broadcasting & Cable reports. The item is scheduled…
When FCC Chairman Kevin Martin shelved plans to grant Class A low-power TV stations must-carry rights due to a lack of political support, owners of the low-power stations were none too pleased and were left worried about their own survival,…
A bill requiring the Federal Communications Commission to investigate content-blocking technologies to help parents screen out inappropriate content was passed by unanimous consent by the Senate, Broadcasting & Cable says. The Child Safe Viewing Act would direct the FCC to…