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This Week in Regulation for Broadcasters: September 24, 2022 to September 30, 2022

By David Oxenford on October 2, 2022

Posted in Advertising Issues, Cable Carriage, Children's Programming and Advertising, Digital Television, Emergency Communications, FCC Fines, General FCC, Low Power Television/Class A TV, On Line Media, Political Broadcasting, Television

Here are some of the regulatory developments of significance to broadcasters from the past week, with links to where you can go to find more information as to how these actions may affect your operations.

At its September 29 regular monthly open meeting, the FCC adopted a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) proposing to update

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Standards to Decide Noncommercial Cases May Have Unintended Results, Says Commissioner Copps

By David Oxenford on November 21, 2008

Posted in Noncommercial Broadcasting, Television

An FCC decision in a case involving two applicants for a construction permit to construct a new noncommercial television station in Tulsa illustrated an interesting dilemma that can arise from the application of the "point" system that is used to decide comparative cases for new noncommercial stations. We wrote about the point system, here. In this…

David OxenfordPartner

David Oxenford represents broadcasting and digital media companies in connection with regulatory, transactional and intellectual property issues. He has represented broadcasters and webcasters before the Federal Communications Commission, the Copyright Royalty Board, courts and other government agencies for over 30 years.

David O'ConnorPartner

David has coordinated the purchase and sale of numerous radio and television stations, and has helped telecommunications companies, industry associations, broadcasters, educational institutions and others with FCC compliance matters and advocacy in regulatory proceedings, such as those related to new technologies, media ownership, and spectrum allocations. David also advises voice and data providers on issues related to Telecommunications Relay Services (TRS) for the deaf and hard of hearing, including Internet-based Video Relay Services (VRS) and IP Captioned Telephone Service (IP CTS), and otherwise helps clients with all of their FCC-related needs.

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This Week in Regulation for Broadcasters: September 24, 2022 to September 30, 2022

Standards to Decide Noncommercial Cases May Have Unintended Results, Says Commissioner Copps

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