regulatory & standards

Regulator launches inquiry on providers’ current practices in effort to improve customer experience

150 randomly picked stations received letters in this round; each year about 5% of all stations are selected for Equal Employment Opportunity audits

Tells FCC the proposed deal would leave post-acquisition company in control of 96% of C-band spectrum

Regulation In meetings with FCC staff, industry group again panned a proposal requiring MVPDs to notify agency when retrans disputes prompt station drops

Six days after the storm made landfall, 411K subscribers still lack phone, internet and/or video services

FCC temporarily waived the Lifeline eligibility requirements to permit households not already enrolled the program for discounted services if they are receiving help from FEMA

Items include wireless handset model hearing aid compatibility and other issues

1.27 million subs are without phone, pay TV or internet services; 12% of cell sites are down

NAB’s Curtis LeGeyt and Rick Kaplan pushed for reclassification of YouTube TV and other vMVPDs as pay TV operators during a meeting with Commissioner Anna Gomez and staff

Rosenworcel said that the threats by a Florida state agency “undermine the fundamental principle of free speech”