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June 29, 2005
and instant crawl text systems and so on There has been some talk lately about fines levied by the FCC for stations that did not have closed captioning for the hearing impaired during severe weather events...hearing impaired It should be recognized that while closed captioning is a wonderful tool we all use the FCC should also note that the full screen graphics and maps along with the crawling text at the bottom...
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 13, 2005
provide greater Congressional oversight of enforcement efforts by the Federal Communications Commission FCC This bill will also help businesses by allowing them to continue to send faxes to their customers in...in a manner that has proven successful with both businesses and consumers In July of 2003 the FCC reconsidered its Telephone Consumer Protection Act TCPA rules and elected to eliminate the ability for...contact their customers even where there exists an established business relationship The effect of the FCC s rule would be to prevent a business from sending a fax solicitation to any person whether it is a...
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...
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...
September 28, 2004
policymakers and the public at large To this end the Coalition recently submitted comments to the FCC â s on its proceeding on the impact of violent programming on children The Coalition noted its...of their choice including independent competitive systems like ours We plan to participate in the FCC â s Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on interactivity in digital television to work with partners...large To this end the Coalition recently submitted comments to the Federal Communications Commission FCC â s proceeding on the impact of violent programming on children The Coalition noted its support...
September 28, 2004
3rd Circuit of the United States Court of appeals decision on the Federal Communication Commission FCC ownership rules If you are having trouble viewing this hearing please try the following steps Clear...are still fragmented compared with other industries such as pharmaceuticals and aerospace â An FCC survey of various media markets across America from 1960 to 2000 also showed that â œCollectively...news information and entertainment that we have at our disposal â œIndeed â as the FCC concluded when revising these rules â œthe question confronting media companies today is...
September 21, 2004
niche of directory assistance Our clients are fixed line and wireless carriers directory assistance DA providers and technology companies around the world I have been involved in this industry for 17 years...three other major reports in the past 18 months about the opportunity to add mobile numbers to the DA database in countries where they are not included today As an analyst I write regularly about the fact...behind our communications infrastructure DA in the U S today has changed little since the 1950s but the ways in which we communicate have changed dramatically DA databases contain a single fixed line phone...
September 8, 2004
the industries we regulate to ensure their reliability and security When I became Chairman of the FCC I intensified our efforts in both of these areas Then came the horrific events of September 11 Within...restoration That visit intensified my already solid resolve to use the considerable resources of the FCC to further Homeland Security I designated Homeland Security as one of the Commissionâ s six core...Commission as requiring specific focus Private Sector Readiness Shortly after the attacks I created the FCC â s Homeland Security Policy Council HSPC and later the Office of Homeland Security and charged...
July 13, 2004
stations have become recognized leaders in this important technology transformation Just weeks after the FCC â s 2002 decision NPR announced the Tomorrow Radio project with partners in the private sector...services for the visually impaired and even digitally captioned broadcasts for the hearing impaired The FCC has been very encouraging in exploring the use of expanded services inherent in digital radio The four...test markets for NPRâ s Tomorrow Radio project were given experimental operating licenses by the FCC Also Commissioners Abernathy Martin and Copps each spoke of the benefits consumers will realize from...
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