Three Items removed from FCC Agenda/FCC Yields To DirecTV, Dish On HD Carriage

THREE ITEMS REMOVED FROM FCC AGENDA
[SOURCE: Federal Communications Commission]
The FCC removed three items from Wednesday's agenda after approving: 1) an order regarding carriage of digital broadcast television signals by satellite carriers, 2) changes to the radiated power rules applicable to certain wireless services, and 3) spectrum sharing among incumbent and future services in the 2495-2500 MHz band.
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DOC-280893A1.doc

* FCC Yields To DirecTV, Dish On HD Carriage
[SOURCE: Multichannel News, AUTHOR: Ted Hearn]
DirecTV and Dish Network have won major concessions from the Federal Communications Commission on the carriage of local TV signals in high-definition (HD) format following completion of broadcasters’ digital transition early next year. DirecTV and Dish Network struck a deal with the FCC that was far better than the HD carriage rules the FCC imposed on all cable operators, regardless of size, last September. The satellite giants—which combined serve about 30 million pay-TV subscribers—convinced FCC officials that they lacked the channel capacity to provide every eligible station in HD immediately. They insisted that they needed several years to prepare for a full HD carriage requirement. HD signals stress capacity because they take up much more bandwidth than digital signal transmitted at lower resolution. The FCC’s HD rules for satellite were far more lenient than the ones originally proposed by FCC chairman Kevin Martin. He started off at full HD carriage in February 2009, coupled with a market-by-market waiver process.
http://www.multichannel.com/article/CA6543480.html?nid=4262