2007 News

December 20, 2007
FCC Revises Newspaper/Broadcast Cross-Ownership Rule

December 19, 2007
IMPORTANT NOTICE: Defect in SA1-2 Statement of Account Forms

FCC Adopts Cable Horizontal Ownership Cap

President Bush The Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007

December 17, 2007
Copyright Office Issues Notice of Inquiry on "Phantom Signals"

December 10, 2007
FCC Staff Clarifies "Dual Carriage" Order

December 3, 2007
FCC Releases Text of "Dual Carriage" Order, Solicits Additional Comment

November 29, 2007
FCC Rejects First and Fifth Amendment Challenge

November 28, 2007
FCC Meeting Results

November 27, 2007
USF Board Recommends Fundamental USF Reform

November 21, 2007
FCC Rulemaking Changes re Pole Attachment Rules

November 20, 2007
FCC Order Banning Exclusive MDV Contracts Released

November 12, 2007
FCC Releases Text of "Franchising Reform" Rules for Incumbent Operators

November 6, 2007
Comment and Reply Deadlines Established in EAS Proceeding

November 1, 2007
Recent FCC Actions

October 31, 2007
FERC Rejects Northern Natural Gas Quality Tariff

October 17, 2007
U.S. Court of Appeals Upholds FCC's Wireline Broadband Order

October 16, 2007
Form 1240 Quarterly Inflation Factor - 2Q 2007

October 9, 2007
Reminder Regarding Quarterly Issues

October 4, 2007
FCC Continues EEO Audits

October 2, 2007
Program Access Order/Rulemaking Released

September 12, 2007
FCC Adopts Three-year “Dual Carriage” Requirement

September 10, 2007
Court Strikes Down FBI “National Security Letters” for Second Time

Political Advertising Requirements

August 30, 2007
FCC Issues Reminder Concerning the January 1, 2008

August 28, 2007
Illinois State Court Requires Payment of Franchise Fee on Cable Modem Services

August 8, 2007
Amendment to FISA Expands and Eases Government Access to.........

July 26, 2007
Courts Continue to Restrict Ease of Modifying Service Subscription.......

July 18, 2007
FCC Adopts Revised EAS Rules; Issues Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking

July 16, 2007
Form 1240 Quarterly Inflation Factor - First Quarter 2007

July 5, 2007
Quarterly Issues/Programs Lists and Children's TV Reports

July 3, 2007
FCC Issues Order Denying, Granting Certain Set-top Box Waiver Petitions

June 27, 2007
FCC Admonishes RCN for EEO Violations

June 18, 2007
Commercial Leased Access and Program Carriage Rules

Copyright Office Publishes Updated List of Specialty Stations

June 6, 2007
FCC Announces Digital Radio Broadcasting Service Rules and....

June 4, 2007
Federal Appeals Court Overturns FCC Indecency Decisions

June 1, 2007
FCC Announces Two Decisions Impacting Competing...........

May 15, 2007
Rural Utilities Service Seeks Comment on Modifications to........

May 10, 2007
Iowa State Court Limits Cable Franchise Fees to Costs of Regulation

May 9, 2007
FCC Requests Comment on Cable Operator Obligations..........

May 8, 2007
FCC Seeks Additional Comment on 700 MHz Auction Rules

May 4, 2007
Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service Recommends...........

April 25, 2007
FCC Releases 2007 Regulatory Fees Schedule.............

April 20, 2007
Copyright Office Seeks Comment on Issues Relating to the..................

April 18, 2007
FCC Launches Inquiries Relating to Net Neutrality and Broadband Deployment

April 9, 2007
FCC CPNI Rules Tighten Privacy and Data Management Practices

March 28, 2007
FCC Releases Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Seeking Co...

March 23, 2007
Court Holds That Deployment of Cablevision's "Network...

FCC Adopts Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Seeking Comm...

March 21, 2007
Eight Circuit Panel Affirms FCC's Vonage Order...

March 20, 2007
Copyright Royalty Board Raises Rates for Internet Rad...

March 14, 2007
NTIA Announces Rules Implementing the DTV Converter B...

March 6, 2007
FCC Releases Text of Franchising Rules for New Entran...

February 21, 2007
FCC Seeks Comment on Whether to Extend Program Access...

February 15, 2007
Copyright Office Seeks to Update Specialty Station Li...

February 13, 2007
FCC Issues Substantial Forfeitures For Violations of ...

FCC Administrative Law Judge Rules In Favor Of Cable ...

January 22, 2007
Reminder of CALEA Compliance Filing Deadlines for Tel...

January 19, 2007
FCC Form 477 (Local Telephone Competition and Broadba...

January 11, 2007
FCC Acts on Set-top Box Waivers and Offers Guidance o...

January 2, 2007
Reminder Regarding Quarterly Issues/Programs Lists an...

January 19, 2007 Effective Date for Filing Applicatio...

 

 

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