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...
FCC Narrows Cable Systems Eligible for HDTV Carriage Exemption
The FCC has adopted a Sixth Report and Order (Order) adopting a joint proposal submitted by the American Cable Association (ACA) and the National Association...
FCC Bureaus Seek Comment on Updates to CVAA Rules
The FCC’s Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau, Media Bureau, and Wireless Telecommunications Bureau (collectively “Bureaus”) seek comment on whether updates are needed...
FCC Modernizes Cable Operator Subscriber Notice Rules
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) has adopted a Report and Order (Order) concerning the rules related to notices that cable...
MVPD Definition Proceeding Comment Deadline Extended
The Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) Media Bureau has extended comment deadlines in its proceeding to re-examine the definition of a multichannel video programming distributor...
FCC Proposes to Require that Video Conferencing Services Integrate Accessibility Support
FCC Chairwoman Rosenworcel has circulated proposals to her fellow Commissioners that would require video conferencing platforms such as Zoom, Microsoft Teams, and...
Comment Deadlines Established for Effective Competition Review
Comment and reply deadlines have been established for the FCC's proceeding to review the effective competition standard under which basic cable rates may be...
FCC Equalizes Pole Rates for Cable and Telecommunications Attachments
The FCC has reconsidered its 2011 rate formula governing the rates charged by utilities for pole attachments used to provide telecommunications services and has made...
FCC Proposes to Extend HDTV Carriage Exemption
The FCC has adopted a Fifth Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (Fifth FNPRM) that proposes to extend the Commission’s existing exemption from its material degradation rules...
FCC Seeks Comment on Petition for Limited Waiver of Video Description Requirements
The Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC or Commission) Media Bureau has issued a Public Notice regarding a petition filed by NBCUniversal, LLC (NBCUniversal),...
