Totalenergies To Restart Port Arthur Refinery Operations In Texas TotalEnergies is gearing up to restart its FCC unit at the Port Arthur refinery, a move set to boost production and supply chain operations. Top News · Mar 16, 2024
Sinclair Says FCC Deregulation Needed for Local Journalism to Thrive FCC filing urges the agency to relax ownership rules, boost ATSC 3.0 and change vMVPD rules TV Tech · Mar 15, 2024
FCC Increases Broadband Speed Benchmark to 100 Mbps The FCC updates its standard for its broadband baseline to 100 Mbps down and 20 Megabits up from the previous baseline of 25 Mbps down and 3 Mbps up TV Tech · Mar 15, 2024
'Ashanti Alert' Code Advances at FCC The proposed code would support alerts for missing and endangered persons TV Tech · Mar 15, 2024
US government probing security risks of mobile devices using Russian or Chinese satellites The potential security risks are currently unknown, so the FCC has turned to mobile phone manufacturers for answers TechRadar · Mar 15, 2024
FCC quadruples requirements for basic broadband service — 100Mbps download and 20Mbps upload are now the base standard The FCC released a new report which sets the broadband benchmark from 100 Mbps download speed while emphasizing the slow internet deployment in villages and Tom’s Hardware · Mar 15, 2024
If you have up to 25Mbps broadband speeds you no longer have broadband It's official: if you're not getting three-digit download speeds, you're not getting proper broadband T3 · Mar 15, 2024
FCC Cracks Down on Pay TV ‘Junk Fees’: New ‘All-In Pricing’ Order Forces Cable and Satellite Operators To Advertise One All-Inclusive Price for Linear Video Service ACA Connects pushes back, claiming the order fails to account for the No. 1 driver of ‘sticker shock,’ broadcast retransmission fees Multichannel News · Mar 14, 2024
FCC Ups Benchmarks for Broadband Speed FCC sets 100 Mbps as standard for downloads, 20 Mbps for uploads, up from 2015 benchmark of 25/3 Multichannel News · Mar 14, 2024
FCC Requests 14.8% Increase in Regulatory Fee Authority The fiscal 2024 budget request asks for $448,075,000 in budget authority from regulatory fee offsetting collections TV Tech · Mar 12, 2024
We just got another hint that the Sonos headphones are launching soon The Sonos headphones have cleared one key regulatory hurdle, suggested they'll arrive soon. TechRadar · Mar 9, 2024
Nexstar Blasts FCC 720K Fine in Retrans Case as “Irrational and Punitive” The FCC had fined Nexstar for violating good faith rules in its negotiations with Hawaiian Telecom Services TV Tech · Mar 8, 2024
FCC Chair Urges Congress to Restore Spectrum Auction Authority FCC’s authority to auction unused spectrum has been in limbo since Congress allowed it to lapse in March 2023 TV Tech · Mar 7, 2024
Broadcasters Have Garnered the Lion’s Share of 2024 Campaign TV Ad Spend Rossum: $62.7M has been spent on TV campaigns in the past six months TV Tech · Mar 5, 2024
TechRadar · Mar 4, 2024 FCC and crypto firms are being hit in advanced phishing attacks using fake Okta logins A new phishing kit is being used to create believable login pages, where crooks can steal even MFA codes.
Broadcasting & Cable · Mar 4, 2024 Ergen’s EchoStar Concedes ‘Substantial Doubt’ About Its Future With one analyst calling its debt situation ‘dire,’ the Dish Network parent company admits to the SEC there is doubt about its ability to continue as a ‘going concern’
Tom’s Guide · Mar 4, 2024 I'd love a Peacock merger with Paramount Plus — here's why it probably won't happen I'd love a Peacock merger with Paramount Plus so we have one desirable streaming service rather than two less desirable ones. Here's why government regulations mean it probably won't happen unless these two streaming services get creative.
TV Tech · Feb 29, 2024 Nexstar Asks Court to Overturn Station Ownership Rules Recent FCC order “tightens media ownership rules in spite of the statute’s clear deregulatory purpose and the lack of basis for such tightening” Nexstar argued
TV Tech · Feb 29, 2024 NAB Opposes FCC’s Proposed Blackout Reporting Rules Proposal would exceed FCC’s “very limited authority relating to retransmission consent,” and might make blackouts more common, the NAB argued
TV Tech · Feb 27, 2024 NAB’s New Policy Agenda Includes Local Journalism, AI, NextGen TV and vMVPDs The NAB has released its policy agenda for 118th Congress for local TV and radio stations
TV Tech · Feb 27, 2024 U.S. Senators Back Fox’s WTXF-TV License Renewal Both U.S. Senators from Penn. told the FCC the station is “a reliable local media outlet that helps residents stay connected to their community and current events”
Roll Call · Feb 27, 2024 Funding at risk for program that helps millions afford internet - Roll Call More than 20 million low-income households may be priced out of internet access as Congress dallies over funding a federal program.
TV Tech · Feb 26, 2024 FCC Celebrates Tech Emmy Award The Emmy was given in recognition for the innovative design of the Broadcast Incentive Auction, which cleared 84 MHz of spectrum and resulted in $19.8 billion in gross auction revenues
TV Tech · Feb 23, 2024 FCC March Meeting Agenda Includes Votes on New EAS & Cable Pricing Initiates Other items on the tentative agenda for the March 14 meeting include “re-defining ‘high-speed’ internet to match market realities”
TV Tech · Feb 22, 2024 Poll: Majority Oppose Regulating Streaming Services like Cable The survey commissioned by an opponent of the regulation found that 57% oppose regulating vMVPDs like cable