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The Commissioners will vote on items relating to the 900 MHz band, the lifeline program and the filing window for new noncommercial FM translator stations

The rural broadband association argued deal would produce higher retrans fees that will have a “severe and worsening impact” on rural communities

Public interest groups, labor unions and civil rights organizations sent a letter backing Free Press FCC filing opposing the deal

“Full capabilities of the standard are best implemented once the availability of ATSC 3.0 broadcast signals is ubiquitous across the country,” AWARN told the FCC

Consent decrees in two separate cases with Fifth Street Enterprises and Guam Educational Telecommunications Corp. produce license renewals for WWAT-CD, WPTG-CD and KGTF (TV)

Votes are scheduled on expanding unlicensed operations in the 6 GHz band and other issues

The joint filing highlighted the importance of NextGen TV for public media and urged the agency to make it easier for public stations to launch 3.0 broadcasts

Transition to 3.0 broadcasts should “remain market based” and the FCC “should reject broadcasters’ requests for government intervention” the NCTA argued

The major Hollywood studios said that NextGen TV's DRM features will protect its members' content from piracy

Commissioner Gomez called the guidance `an escalation in this FCC’s ongoing campaign to censor and control speech'