In separate decisions, the Federal Communications Commission denied two Petitions for Rulemaking involving ham radio.
ARRL has details here.
One petition concerned digital spectrum issues, the other concerned additional spectrum for more repeaters, including digital systems.
The Federal Communications Commission adopted rules for BPL in 2004, setting off a firestorm of objection from ham radio operators.
Petition to Deny from RAAD Broadcasting denied
The NAB meanwhile filed at the FCC a petition to deny what it calls “the proposed merger-to-monopoly” of XM and Sirius Satellite Radio.
Since the Consumer Federation of America, Consumers Union and Free Press filed their initial petition with the FCC to deny the satellite radio merger, they say there have been “hundreds, if not thousands” of pages of testimony filed by proponents about what they call the “merger to monopoly.”
Commission says STAs are only for existing FM translators, not new ones
Losers now have a window to petition to deny
The launch of satellite radio services in the United States has had unintended consequences south of the border, where some broadcasters in Mexico worry about potential competition from a satellite digital radio service someday.
NPR’s petition to the FCC to deny the satellite radio merger is notable for two reasons.