DIRS Deactivated for Hurricane Irma, Likely to Reactive for Hurricane Maria
The FCC’s Disaster Information Reporting System (DIRS) has been deactivated at the request of the FEMA for areas affected by Hurricane Irma, which included...
Comment and Effective Dates Set for New CVAA Rules
The Federal Communications Commission's new emergency information accessibility rules have been published in the Federal Register and will become effective on August 10, 2015....
Closed Captioning Rules Approved by OMB; Comment Dates Set
In February 2014, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) adopted a number of closed captioning quality standards and technical compliance rules. While effective...
FCC Proposes to Require Fully Transparent Pricing for Cable and Satellite Programming
The FCC has adopted a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that proposes to enhance cable and satellite programming pricing transparency. Cable operators and...
FCC Updates List of Rural Areas Eligible for Rural Health Support
The FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau has announced it will release an updated list of rural areas that is used to determine eligibility in the...
Waiver of Emergency Info Accessibility Sought
The FCC's Media Bureau has asked for comment on a waiver request filed by the American Cable Association (ACA) that seeks relief from the...
FCC Revises Rate Formula for Cable Operators’ Mandatory Leased Access to Unaffiliated Video Programmers
The FCC has revised its leased access rate rules by adopting a tier-based leased access rate calculation. The leased access rules require...
Commission Sets Filing Deadlines for Comcast-TWC Merger Input
In April 2014, Comcast Corporation (Comcast) and Time Warner Cable Inc. (TWC) filed joint applications seeking consent to transfer control of various Federal Communications...
Some C-band Petitions Released for Comment, Others Denied
A series of Petitions for Reconsideration of the C-band Order have been released and published in the Federal Register, establishing comment cycle...
FCC Expands Emergency Access
The FCC has adopted additional rules to ensure that visually impaired persons have timely access to critical emergency information. The Twenty-First Century Communications and Video Accessibility...
