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July 12, 2005
that s bought after a date closer to us I just don t think we should do that Mr Shapiro Senator the FCC has done that There are dates that say you cannot sell an analog set alone And we did that Chairman...
July 12, 2005
forces that is what consumers actually want The discussion has been about hard dates mandates new FCC rules and the like I wonder whether we should be listening to consumers who are all our constituents...want to ensure that these stations problems are solved before the transition is over As Congress the FCC and industry continue to move forward with the DTV transition we must remember that with use of the...
May 24, 2005
opportunity to meet with the FCC Our staff has met with their staff to seek recommendations but as you know under the Sunshine Law we are prohibited from discussing issues with the FCC and its going to be very...the Cellular Association in such a listening session and overall they seemed to be pleased with the FCC s management of the auction process They really haven t recommended too much in the way of changes...
May 16, 2005
think this is another area that we re going to have to explore very carefully as we move forward The FCC is looking at some of these issues We hope that they will watch these issues that I mentioned to you...more decent programming and hopefully lead us into a period of fairly quiet activity as far as the FCC process so we ll all know what really the basic rules are The basic aim is a level playing field for...
May 12, 2005
reports I wrote to then Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission FCC Michael Powell in March of this year asking the FCC to investigate this matter and to take whatever remedial action was necessary...necessary to prevent television and radio audiences from being misled Roughly one month later the FCC under the leadership of its newly appointed Chairman Kevin Martin responded by unanimously adopting a public...until recently there appeared to be a surprising lack of awareness that the Communications Act and FCC rules already require disclosure by broadcasters and cable companies of who is behind certain paid...
April 11, 2005
witnesses are Austin Schlick the Acting General Counsel of the FCC Lisa Gel the Deputy Bureau Chief of the Wireline Competition Bureau of FCC Brian Talbott Chairman of the Board of the Universal Service...organized by the industry collected by the industry and expended by the industry Before the 1996 Act the FCC at one time decided that they ought to take over the management of this Fund and I objected to that...GAO and asked them to investigate the matter And they did decree that that Fund was not subject to FCC control because it was totally an industry fund collected voluntarily and administrated by the industry...
March 16, 2005
that we are able to deal with I have not been told what is going to happen We have to consider the FCC authorization now that s one of those that expired I guess you know We have looked at that and one...see as the priorities for the Telecom Act as far as deregulation an changes in the authority of the FCC Chairman Stevens Well that would be very hard to say you know what priorities are I think the greatest...charges One of the things I m looking at is to try to find some way to create a panel that works for FCC that is kind of like a bunch of trial judges and they hear that stuff And if they think there is something...
March 1, 2005
but I didn t realize the firestorm I was unleashing That single issue generated more comments to the FCC than any issue in history Hundreds of thousands of Americans wrote to the Chairman emailed him or called...not be carried on cable That is the problem and I said so while the commission was deliberating The FCC decision limits the incentive to broadcasters in that they have to develop new and exciting local content...law was vague and did not give them the latitude to require public service requirements While the FCC decided this issue it left the door wide open for Congress to act to the contrary and that will be...
February 9, 2005
charges me more than I have agreed to pay for a service to my own home I should not have to run to the FCC in Washington D C to try and resolve the dispute There should be some local involvement and state involvement...
October 5, 2004
by the Federal Communications Commission â œFCC â to administer the E rate program based on the Telecommunications Act of 1996 and FCC regulations adopted pursuant to the Act In order to accomplish...accomplish our mission we work closely with the FCC consulting almost daily on issues of implementation We are committed to helping prevent waste fraud and abuse in the universal service support mechanisms...controls are designed to ensure that commitment and disbursement of E rate funds are consistent with FCC rules relating for example to the eligibility of entities of services and appropriate discount rates...
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