The latest data report from the FCC on the status of communications in the wake of Harvey is decidedly mixed.

After a four-year freeze, the FCC has announced that it will lift the sanction on making major modifications to TV stations’ coverage areas.

Hurricane Irma took its toll on TV and radio broadcasters in Florida and the Caribbean with nine television and 51 radio stations being knocked off air, according to a Sept. 12 running total from the FCC’s Disaster Information Reporting System.

The FCC is offering its support to the communities affected by Hurricane Harvey by having its Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau activate the Disaster Information Reporting System.

In an opening brief filed in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, the FCC laid out its claim that it was reasonable to reinstate the UHF discount immediately while it considers adjusting the national audience reach cap.

Deregulation proposals that were hinted at from FCC Chairman Ajit Pai on Oct. 25 will be made official Thursday, Oct. 26.

In comments on the FCC’s upcoming video competition report, the Free State Foundation argues that there is “clear and convincing” evidence that the video marketplace is competitive and the FCC needs to regulate/deregulate accordingly.

U.S. radio and TV stations were supposed to have filled out a particular form by now in advance of September’s national EAS test.