Broadcasting&Cable
Campaign Reformers Push Back on NAB Political Ad Ask
Campaign reform groups are telling the Federal Communications Commission to reject broadcasters' petition to 'clarify' the FCC's disclosure requirements for third-party political ads and follow the National Association of Broadcasters' "rationally tailored approach." NAB and others asked the FCC to narrow its definition of non-candidate ads on “any political matter of national importance" (i.e.
Sinclair Pays Nexstar $60M, Some Assets, to Settle Tribune Suit (Broadcasting&Cable)
Submitted by benton on Tue, 01/28/2020 - 12:15Attorney General William Barr: Warrant-Proof Encryption Aids Exploitation (Broadcasting&Cable)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Wed, 01/22/2020 - 13:26Sinclair's streaming service Stirr is launching an elections news channel (Broadcasting&Cable)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Tue, 01/21/2020 - 13:27Spectrum Battles Rage On in DC (Broadcasting&Cable)
Submitted by benton on Tue, 01/21/2020 - 06:26Public TV Stations Push FCC to Mandate FirstNet Datacasting Interoperability (Broadcasting&Cable)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Mon, 01/13/2020 - 15:44CES 2020: FTC Commissioner Slaughter: Tech Not Doing Enough to Protect Privacy (Broadcasting&Cable)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Wed, 01/08/2020 - 13:48CES 2020: FCC Chairman Pai Says 5G Can Help Close Rural Divide
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai said he thought 5G wireless technology could indeed help close the rural digital divide but conceded there were challenges to building out the next-generation technology to wherever it needed to go. In terms of smartphones, Chairman Pai said, 5G might be more a "big city use case," but he saw opportunities beyond urban with fixed wireless, which was why he was bullish on the trial window for the spectrum in the 2.5-gigahertz band. He also pointed to precision agriculture and telemedicine.
Microsoft Pushes FCC to Act on White Spaces Petition
Microsoft is pushing the Federal Communications Commission to respond to its May 2019 petition for rulemaking on expanding access to the so-called white spaces between TV channels. The company wants the FCC to allow more sharing in the broadcast band for unlicensed wireless. In meetings with FCC Commissioners Jessica Rosenworcel and Brendan Carr, Microsoft and its representatives came armed with a report outlining how wireless internet providers have been able to boost their throughput tenfold using TV white spaces.