The Copyright Office is publishing a final list of stations listed in affidavits sent to the Copyright Office in which the owner or licensee of the station attests that the station qualifies as a specialty station in accordance with the Federal Communications Commission's (``FCC'') definition of specialty station in effect on June 24, 1981. The list shall be used to verify the specialty station status of those stations identified as such by cable systems on their semi-annual statements of account.
[Doug Schoenberger]: We believe New Jersey's broadband infrastructure is absolutely a strategic asset to the state. We're proud of what we've done, but our friends in cable are very active here, too, and so are the wireless providers. That competitive environment is helping to bring broadband to businesses and residents in New Jersey. Schoenberger: A lot of people go back to the FCC [Federal Communications Commission] definition, which is 200 kilobytes per second [of voice, data or video information] in one direction. Broadband's potential for driving economic growth is a fundamental reason why it is important. Classic examples are transmitting MRI images via broadband to a remote doctor who can make a diagnosis based on that information.
Periodically, the Copyright Office (``Office'') seeks to update its list of specialty stations related to the use of the cable compulsory license. In response to the publication of an initial list of specialty stations for this purpose in April of this year, the Office received objections filed by the Motion Picture Association of America to the identification of certain stations as being entitled to specialty station status in accordance with the Federal Communications Commission's (``FCC'') definition of specialty station in effect on June 24, 1981. Consequently, before compiling the final list, the Office is providing an opportunity for response to the filed objections. The Office is also publishing for comment a new list of television stations reported in filed affidavits received a...
Originally enacted to curb telemarketing activities, the law prohibited anyone from using random or sequential automatic dialing devices or prerecorded messages to call wireless numbers. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC), through its rulemaking authority under the TCPA, extended the definition of autodialers to include predictive dialers. ACA, along with several other groups, found this interpretation of the TCPA to be overly broad and detrimental to legitimate business practices nationwide. The FCC's declaratory ruling stated "autodialed and prerecorded message calls to wireless numbers that are provided by the called party to a creditor in connection with an existing debt are permissible as calls made with the 'prior express consent' of the called party." In its ruling, the ...
Periodically, the Copyright Office (``Office'') seeks to update its list of specialty stations related to the use of the cable compulsory license. In response to the publication of an initial list of specialty stations for this purpose in April of this year, the Office received objections filed by the Motion Picture Association of America to the identification of certain stations as being entitled to specialty station status in accordance with the Federal Communications Commission's (``FCC'') definition of specialty station in effect on June 24, 1981. Corrections are being made to the specialty station list published on November 8, 2011.
The Federal Communications Commission has ruled in Verizon's favor in its effort to obtain high definition versions of the MSG Network, a move that Verizon hopes will allow it to provide the programs to FiOS TV customers later this year. The Federal Communications Commission in September ruled MSG, which Cablevision spun off in February 2010, must sell Verizon HD formats of MSG Network's two regional sports channels in the greater New York region.
Verizon announced today that it expects to provide MSG Network channels in high definition by mid-December. The Federal Communications Commission ruled in September that MSG could not withhold HD feeds of its programming from Verizon and AT&T. MSG sports programs include Buffalo Sabres games, which have been available to Verizon FiOS viewers only in standard definition.
While the digital signals promise a more detailed and interference-free picture for those with a compatible high- definition TV set, federal agencies that include the Federal Communications Commission and the Commerce Department, as well as local television stations, are doing all they can to get as many households as possible outfitted with converter boxes that will allow viewers to see the digital programming on their older sets. And it's those digital DTV converter boxes - for which the U.S. Commerce Department is offering up to two $40-off coupons per household - that have both driven and stalled the transition.
Verizon announced Wednesday that it expects to provide MSG Network channels in high definition by mid-December. The Federal Communications Commission ruled in September that MSG could not withhold HD feeds of its programming from Verizon and AT&T. MSG sports programs include Buffalo Sabres games, which have been available to Verizon FiOS viewers only in standard definition.
On September 4, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) released an order that exempts small cable systems from the requirement to carry high definition versions of broadcast signals for three years following the digital television (DTV) transition. This exemption benefits many small cable systems that may have been negatively affected by the "dual carriage" requirement, including those that serve hard-to-reach areas. Advocacy met with various small cable representatives in September 2007 to craft alternative methods of achieving the FCC's goal of ensuring a smooth transition while minimizing the potential negative impact that this rule may have on small cable systems.
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