Television stations must comply with the Telecommunications Act of 1996 provisions relating to the rating of video programming.
(47 U.S.C. § 303(w).)
Television stations must adhere to restrictions on the airing of indecent programming.
(18 U.S.C. § 1464; 47 U.S.C. 303; 47 C.F.R. § 73.3999.)
The FCC tackled a big agenda on March 22, 2007. Here's brief summaries of the 13 items under consideration with links to additional coverage.
FCC LAUNCHES INQUIRY INTO BROADBAND MARKET PRACTICES
[SOURCE: Federal Communications Commission]
NET PORN BAN FACES ANOTHER LEGAL SETBACK
[SOURCE: C-Net|News.com, AUTHOR: Declan McCullagh]
A BRAVE NEW WORLD OR POLITICAL SKULDUGGERY?
[SOURCE: Washington Post, AUTHOR: Howard Kurtz and Jose Antonio Vargas]
HOLLYWOOD'S BIG ONLINE RIVAL: THE LITTLE GUY
[SOURCE: Los Angeles Times, AUTHOR: Rick Wartzman]
TANGLED WEB
[SOURCE: Wall Street Journal, AUTHOR: Steven Cook & Michael Levi, Council on Foreign Relations]
VIACOM SUED OVER COLBERT PARODY ON YOUTUBE
[SOURCE: C-Net|News.com, AUTHOR: Elinor Mills]
MUSIC PUBLISHERS ACCUSE XM OF COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT
[SOURCE: C|Net News.com, AUTHOR: Anne Broache]
NTIA TESTIMONY BEFORE HOUSE COMMERCE COMMITTEE
[SOURCE: National Telecommunications and Information Administration]
Assistant Secretary for Communications and Information John M. R. Kneuer testified before the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on "Oversight of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration and Innovations in Interoperability." Prepared testimony covered 1) the NTIA's role in the transition to digital television broadcasting, 2) universal, affordable access to broadband, 3) spectrum policy, and 4) advanced telecommunications and information services.
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