Bulletin Categories: FCC Regulatory Reform

As expected—and as we previously forecast—the FCC recently adopted a Third Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (the “Further Notice”) regarding the long-standing (and, throughout its existence, almost perpetually waived) requirement...

The FCC’s Media Bureau recently released a Public Notice (the “Notice”) addressing the TV Parental Guidelines, which for nearly three decades has been used by the television programming industry to...

The FCC recently released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (the “Notice”) in which it proposes the methodology and allocation of regulatory fee obligations for each type of entity the agency...

In every even-numbered year the FCC is tasked by statute to “assess the state of competition in the communications marketplace” and publish a Communications Marketplace Report of its findings. To...

The FCC recently adopted a Report and Order (the “Order”) that, once it takes effect, will implement various revisions to the FCC’s broadcast radio and television rules. The Order is...

Broadcasters who currently rely on C-band satellite dishes for core operational necessities (such as, e.g., the receipt of affiliated or syndicated programming) should pay close attention to the proceeding surrounding...

Near the end of last week, the FCC issued a Public Notice setting early-2026 comment dates for the FCC’s latest, Fifth Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (the “FNPRM”) in its...

According to a recent Public Notice (the “Notice”), the FCC’s nearly three-year-old 2022 Quadrennial Review docket is likely to finally see some action over the coming months, with comments and...

The FCC’s Media Bureau recently released a Public Notice (the “Notice”) seeking public comment on the “current market, regulatory, and contractual dynamics governing the relationship between local television broadcast stations...

The FCC recently set comment deadlines for a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“NPRM”) issued in a new proceeding aptly titled “Modernization of the Nation’s Alerting Systems.” According to the NPRM,...