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FCC Embarks on Major Reexamination of Emergency Alert Systems
Agency is seeking public comments on ways to build a more effective and efficient alerting system
FCC Commissioner Trusty Names New Senior Legal Advisor
She also announced two other staff additions and one departure
FCC Chair Carr Names Andy Hendrickson as Chief of Office of Engineering & Technology
Agency veteran will serve as its principal technical adviser
FCC Chair Carr Appointed to LA28 Olympics Task Force
FCC is already working on spectrum management and other issues related to the upcoming games, the agency reported
Pay TV Groups Oppose Lifting Broadcast Ownership Caps
The NCTA and ATVA argued the FCC did not have authority to lift the rules and that further consolidation would increase pay TV prices for consumers
FCC Launches Effort to Modernize Disaster Information Reporting System
Commission voted to approve a NPRM that seeks comment on potential ways to reduce reporting burdens and improve the system
NAB: Ownership Caps Have Created a ‘True Emergency for TV Broadcasters’
‘The record shows that the need for TV broadcasters to gain scale now has become an emergency,’ the group told the FCC
FCC Updates Agenda for Aug. 7 Open Meeting
Regulatory and Standards Plans votes on deleting obsolete broadcast rules, speeding up infrastructure builds, reducing reporting burdens on service providers during disasters and other issues
