FCC Reopens ETRS
(July 6, 2018) - The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has reopened its Electronic Test Reporting System (ETRS). Now it's up to... Read More.
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May Antenna Keeps Tabs on FCC
(May 23, 2018) - The May issue of Antenna continues to keep a close eye on the blizzard of regulatory decisions being issued by Ajit Pai's Federal Communications Commission (FCC).
A hot current issue is the Commission's freeze on new or modified fixed-satellite... Read More.
Main Studio Repeal Takes Effect in January
(December 8, 2017) - Today the Federal Communication Commission (FCC) formal rulemaking repealing the main studio rule was published in the Federal Register. Now the clock is ticking toward actual elimination of the rule... Read More.
FCC Requests Language Translation Plans
(October 16, 2017) - The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has directed all broadcast and cable licensees to declare their intentions relative to translating Emergency Alert System (EAS) content into languages other than English.
On August 15,... Read More.
National EAS Test Sept. 27; ETRS Updates Required
(UPDATED SEPTEMBER 22, 2017) - FEMA and the FCC have indicated that Wednesday's National EAS Test will proceed unless a major storm is about to make landfall somewhere in the continental U.S. All radio, television... Read More.
FCC Releases Auction Results & Timetable
(April 19, 2017) - The bidding phase of the television incentive auction is finished but the fun is just beginning! The FCC has released a timetable for what happens next. NHAB's Washington attorney, Scott Flick,... Read More.
Partisan Politics at FCC Cause Political File Headaches
(January 10, 2017) - The new president hasn't even been inaugurated but there are already political problems erupting on Capitol Hill. Last week the FCC sent mixed signals pertaining to the online political files maintained... Read More.
Advisories – FCC Required Paperwork
(November 14, 2016) - All New Hampshire radio and television stations must file three important documents with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) by December first.
New England broadcast stations must place Annual EEO Public File Reports... Read More.
July 25, 2016 - On Friday our Washington law firm (Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP) filed comments with the FCC regarding MB Docket No. 16-161, the proposal to eliminate the requirement that letters and e-mails... Read More.
UPDATE: IPAWS bill signed into law!
On Monday, April 11, 2016 President Obama signed the “Integrated Public Alert and Warning System Modernization Act of 2015,” which requires FEMA to modernize and implement the Integrated Public... Read More.
