The FCC’s unanimous approval today of a notice of proposed rulemaking to implement ATSC 3.0 has drawn industry kudos. The AWARN Alliance issued a statement this morning praising the action. “We … appreciate Chairman [Ajit] Pai and Commissioner [Mignon] Clyburn acknowledging advanced alerting as one of the key benefits of the new standard,” said John […]
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There’s No Place For Fear In A Voluntary Auction
A disturbing notion surfaced at the 2015 ATSC Television Conference last week in Washington, D.C. It went something like this: Broadcasters better hope for and work towards the success of the FCC spectrum auction, otherwise the government may come back again with another auction and simply take the spectrum it wants. Erik Moreno from Fox […]
All 5 FCC Commissioners Heading To NAB
Want to rub elbows with the FCC commissioners — or at least see and hear them in person? You’ll have the chance at the 2015 NAB Show. Besides the customary address by the agency’s chairman to attendees, which this year will happen Wednesday, April 15, at 9 a.m., the other commissioners will provide remarks at the […]