January 2008

The Federal Communications Commission will hold an open meeting Thursday, April 10 starting at 9:30am. Expect an agenda Thursday, April 3.

http://www.fcc.gov/fccmeetings.html



MARCH 19 FCC MEETING AGENDA
[SOURCE: Federal Communications Commission]
The Federal Communications Commission will hold an Open Meeting on Wednesday, March 19, 2008, which is scheduled to commence at 9:30 a.m. in Room TW-C305, at 445 12th Street, S.W., Washington, D.C. The Commission will consider:
1) a Report and Order concerning exclusive contracts for the provision of telecommunications services in multiple tenant environments,

2) a Fifth Report that examines the availability of advanced telecommunications capability to all Americans pursuant to Section 706 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996,

3) a Report and Order and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking addressing collection of broadband subscription and availability data,

4) a Third Order on Reconsideration and Sixth Memorandum Opinion and Order addressing spectrum sharing among incumbent and future services in the 2495-2500 MHz band,

5) a Third Report and Order concerning changes to the radiated power rules applicable to certain wireless services, and

6) issues regarding carriage of digital broadcast television signals by satellite carriers.
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DOC-280783A1.doc

http://www.fcc.gov/fccmeetings.html



The FISA Follies, Redux

THE FISA FOLLIES, REDUX
[SOURCE: New York Times, AUTHOR: Editorial staff]

The Winds of Change

THE WINDS OF CHANGE
[SOURCE: Multichannel News, AUTHOR: Ted Hearn]

Fight for Who Controls Televised Debates

FIGHT FOR WHO CONTROLS TELEVISED DEBATES
[SOURCE: Associated Press, AUTHOR: David Bauder]

Team Obama Is Courting Everybody But the Press

TEAM OBAMA IS COURTING EVERYBODY BUT THE PRESS
[SOURCE: Washington Post, AUTHOR: Howard Kurtz]

FCC's Rereg Push is Big Test for the Rehr NAB

FCC'S REREG PUSH IS BIG TEST FOR THE REHR NAB
[SOURCE: tvnewsday, AUTHOR: Harry Jessell]

FCC levies "NYPD" indecency fine

FCC LEVIES "NYPD" INDECENCY FINE
[SOURCE: Reuters, AUTHOR: Brooks Boliek, Hollywood Reporter]

Meeting the Digital TV Deadline

MEETING THE DIGITAL TV DEADLINE
[SOURCE: BusinessWeek, AUTHOR: Olga Kharif]

Wireless auction bids $3.7 bln

WIRELESS AUCTION BIDS $3.7 BILLION
[SOURCE: Reuters, AUTHOR: Peter Kaplan]