Business and Law
FCC OKs Computer Modeling for Directional FM
Manufacturer simulations will be allowed once original model is verified
Jessica Rosenworcel
Business and Law
FCC Addresses Wireless Emergency Alerts
Push is on to increase reliability, speed and accuracy of alerts
Business and Law
NAB to FCC: Time To Wrap Up Ownership Rule Review
Says quadrennial needs to be completed with or without fifth commissioner
NAB Show
Rosenworcel Scheduled for NAB Show, But Has COVID
LeGeyt is scheduled to host her in a fireside chat format
People News
FCC Chair’s Office Welcomes New Executive Staff
Narda Jones and Priscilla Delgado Argeris join as chief of staff and chief legal...
Headlines
Upgrades Made to FCC’s Electronic Comment Filing System
The initial update transitions ECFS to a cloud-based platform
Business and Law
FCC Plans to Hire to Fight Pirate Radio
Omnibus spending bill includes money for 15 full-time equivalent positions
Business and Law
Attention, Stations: Foreign Sponsor ID Is Now in Effect
The FCC says effective today, stations must comply with the new rule
Headlines
Rosenworcel Opposes Calls to Use FCC to Remove Fox News, Newsmax, Others
Told legislators before confirmation she would not do so
News Makers
Senate Committee Advances Rosenworcel Nomination
Full vote would make her first non-acting woman FCC chair
News and Business
MMTC Calls for Proactive FCC Lead on 6G Rollout
Wireless policy needed for economic and national security, MMTC said in letter to Rosenworcel
People News
Biden Renominates Jessica Rosenworcel to FCC, Gigi Sohn Also Gets Nod
Administration points out Sohn would be first openly LGBTIQ+ FCC commissioner
Headlines
Rosenworcel Calls for 6G Initiative
Would like an effort modeled after the recent Project Solarium
Business and Law
Rosenworcel Highlights Network Resilience
The acting chair lays out the reasoning for a newly opened NPRM
Business and Law
Senators Urge President Biden to Make Rosenworcel Official FCC Chair
Group says “there is no better qualified or more competent person to lead the...
Business and Law
Rosenworcel Names Members to Revamped Advisory Group
CSRIC VIII will be co-chaired by representatives of CISA and Verizon
Business and Law
Latest Data Confirms Underrepresentation, Rosenworcel Says
FCC releases latest ownership data by gender, race and ethnicity.
Business and Law
FCC Takes a Broom to Radio’s Technical Rules
The proposed changes are “safe and sane,” as one engineering observer put it
Business and Law
Rosenworcel Wants to Update Political Programming Rules
The FCC will consider opening an NPRM to make two changes
Business and Law
Further Relaxation of Ownership Seems Unlikely
But could easing of subcaps still come into play?
Business and Law
Rosenworcel Widens Focus of Diversity Group
She expands mission of an advisory committee to include broader tech
Business and Law
Radio Technical Rules to Be Cleaned Up
The FCC has some changes it wants to make that involve various radio rules
Business and Law
FCC Explores More Efficient Wireless Mic Systems
A current NPRM asks if the commission should allow WMAS systems
Business and Law
Emergency Alert Changes Pass FCC
Order tightens up state EAS plan process, among other changes
Business and Law
“My Heart Will Always Beat as a Broadcaster”
Gordon Smith speaks to State Leadership Conference, reviews policy priorities
Business and Law
Rosenworcel Wants to “Revitalize” CSRIC
The FCC is seeking members for its communications advisory panel
Headlines
The FCC Will Explore Internet EAS
We can also expect new marching orders for state EAS committees
Business and Law
FCC Eliminates Radio Duplication Rule for Both AM and FM Bands
The decision to include the FM band in the mix drew ire from two...
News and Business
FCC Says TV Ownership Rules Don’t Apply to Broadcast Internet via 3.0
Commission also seeking comments on new uses for NextGen TV
News and Business
Alleged Deception Costs FM Broadcasters Their License
FCC judge ruled parties do not possess basic qualifications to remain a licensee
Business and Law
Court Sends FCC Back to Drawing Board on Media Ownership
Move to loosen broadcast ownership rules stymied after appeals court says changes fail to...
News and Business
FCC Looks at Local Ownership Rule
Here’s a summary of what’s at stake in the current commission NPRM
News and Business
Quadrennial Review Kicks Off More Deregulation Debates
Republican-led commission emphasizes modernizing rules, lone Democrat cautions against consolidation
Trends - RM
FCC Approves 5G Rollout-Related Reforms
Local governments balk at what they bill overreach
Industry
FCC’s Rosenworcel Goes Over the Top for Women in Tech With “Broadband Conversations”
Commissioner launches podcast with Sen. Cortez Masto interview
Trends - RM
Rosenworcel Calls on FCC to Rethink 5.9 and 2.5 GHz Bands
She wants to maximize spectrum use to promote next-gen Wi-Fi, eliminate the Homework Gap