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Statements for 2007

12/31/07
Third Periodic Review of the Commission's Rules and Policies Affecting the Conversion to Digital Television.
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12/31/07
Granted Transfer of TV Licensee Subsidiaries of ION Media Networks From Paxson to CIG Media.
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12/20/07
APTS/PBS/DIRECTV Digital Carriage Agreement.
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12/19/07
FCC Approves Intelsat/Serafina Transaction
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12/18/07
FCC Adopts Localism Proposals To Ensure Programming Is Responsive To Needs Of Local Communities.
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12/18/07
FCC Adopts Rules To Promote Diversification Of Broadcast Ownership.
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12/18/07
FCC Adopts Revision To Newspaper/Broadcast Cross-Ownership Rule.
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12/18/07
FCC Adopts Rules To Promote Video Programming Diversity By Ensuring New Video Programmers Can Enter And Compete In Video Market.
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12/12/07
Joint Statement with Commissioner Adelstein Regarding Open Meeting Agenda.
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12/11/07
FCC Response to GAO Report on the DTV Transition.
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12/6/07
Triennial Report to Congress on Market Entry Barriers for Small Businesses.
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12/5/07
Testimony Before the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet, Committee on Energy and Commerce, United States House of Representatives.
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12/3/07
Commissioner Jonathan S. Adelstein's Renomination.
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11/30/07
FCC Grants Applications for Transfer of Control of Tribune Company.
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11/30/07
FCC Examining Forbearance Petition Review Process.
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11/29/07
Conditionally Granted Assignment of Television Licenses from Clear Channel Communications to Newport Television.
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11/29/07
Commission Denies Cablevision's Application for Review; Grants WRNN's Must-Carry Complaint
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11/27/07
FCC Adopts 13th Annual Report to Congress on Video Competition and Notice of Inquiry for the 14th Annual Report.
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11/27/07
FCC Requires Television Broadcasters to Provide More Local Programming Information to the Public.
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11/27/07
FCC Adopts Rules to Promote Video Programming Diversity.
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11/27/07
FCC Adopts Rules to Promote the Growth of the Low Power FM Radio Service.
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11/27/07
FCC Proposes Extending the 5-Year Registration Period for the National Do-Not-Call Registry.
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11/27/07
Deletion of Minority Media Ownership Item From Today's Agenda Meeting.
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11/20/07
Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service Recommended Decision on High-Cost Reform.
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11/20/07
Amendment of the Commission's Rules and Policies Governing Pole Attachments.
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11/19/07
FCC Launches Initiative to Increase Access to Health Care in Rural America Through Broadband Telehealth.
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11/19/07
Commission Adopts TRS Cost Recovery Methodology Report & Order and Declaratory Ruling.
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11/15/07
FCC Consents With Conditions to AT&T Acquisition of Dobson Communications Licenses and Authorizations.
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11/13/07
Joint Statement by Commissioners Copps and Adelstein on Chairman Martin's Cross-Ownership Proposal.
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11/9/07
FCC Hearing on Media Ownership in Seattle, Washington.
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11/2/07
Joint Statement of Commissioners Copps And Adelstein On Seattle Media Ownership Hearing.
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10/31/07
Public Hearing on Localism in Washington, DC.
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10/31/07
FCC Expands Local Number Portability to VoIP.
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10/31/07
Rules to Ensure Reasonable Franchising Process for Incumbent Video Providers.
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10/31/07
Rules to Increase Choice and Competition Among Video Providers for Consumers Residing in Multiple Dwelling Units.
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10/26/07
FCC Consents to Atlantis's Acquisition of Alltel's Wireless Licenses and Authorizations.
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10/25/07
Letter on News Corp./Dow Jones Acquistion.
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10/24/07
FCC Grants Embarq, Frontier and Citizens Forbearance.
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10/24/07
FCC to Hold Localism Hearing and Open Commission Meeting, Wednesday, October 31, 2007.
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10/18/07
Notified Sonshine Family Television and Sinclair Broadcast Group of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture.
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10/12/07
FCC Grants AT&T Forbearance.
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10/1/07
Northern Michigan Broadband Summit.
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9/27/07
Media Ownership.
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9/26/07
FCC Digital Television Consumer Education Workshop.
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9/26/07
Testimony US Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, Improving Internet Access to Help Small Business Compete In a Global Economy.
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9/20/07
FCC Hearing on Media Ownership, Chicago, Illinois.
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9/19/07
FCC Seeks Comment on Service Rules for the 2155-2175 MHz Advanced Wireless Services Band.
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9/11/07
FCC Adopts Rules to Ensure all Cable Customers Receive Local TV Stations After the Digital Television Transition.
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9/11/07
FCC Adopts Rules to Ensure Competition in Video Distribution Market.
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9/11/07
FCC Establishes New Benchmarks and Procedures to Expedite Completion of the 800 MHz Rebanding Process.
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9/11/07
FCC Clarifies Geographic Area Over Which Wireless Carriers Must Meet Enhanced 911 Location Accuracy Requirements.
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9/6/07
Applauds Joint Board Statement on Comprehensive USF Reform.
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9/4/07
FCC Denies Comcast's Application for Review Requesting Waiver of Rules on Integrated Set-Top Boxes.
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8/31/07
Order Dismissing Applications and Petitions for Forebearance by Various Companies in 2155-2175 MHz Band.
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8/31/07
FCC Replaces Outmoded Long-Distance Rules With New Protections For Consumers.
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8/28/07
U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation Field Hearing on "The State of Broadband in Arkansas," Little Rock, Arkansas.
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8/20/07
Petition of ACS of Anchorage, Inc. for Forbearance from Certain Dominant Carrier Regulation of Its Interstate Access Services, and for Forbearance from Title II Regulation of Its Broadband Services, in the Anchorage, Alaska, Incumbent Local Exchange Carrier Study Area.
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8/15/07
Comments Filed by 28 Public Interest Groups in Third DTV Periodic Review.
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8/13/07
Comments on Discovery Kids’ Licensing Commitment.
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8/7/07
FCC Clarifies that Roaming is a Common Carrier Obligation for Commercial Mobile Radio Service Providers.
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8/6/07
Assessment and Collection of Regulatory Fees for Fiscal Year 2007.
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8/1/07
Joint Statement with Commissioner Adelstein on Quadrennial Review Of The Commission's Broadcast Ownership Rules, Second Further Notice Of Proposed Rulemaking.
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8/1/07
Dow Jones Acquisition.
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7/31/07
FCC Revises 700 MHz Rules to Advance Interoperable Public Safety Communications and Promote Wireless Broadband Deployment.
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7/31/07
Release of Media Ownership Studies.
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7/30/07
FCC Seeks Comment on Proposed DTV Education Initiatives to Facilitate Transition to Digital.
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7/24/07
Testimony Prepared for the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet, Committee on Energy and Commerce, United States House of Representatives.
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7/19/07
Press Statement on Senate Commerce Committee Passage of 'Protecting Children from Indecent Programming Act.'
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7/12/07
Review of the Emergency Alert System; Independent Spanish Broadcasters Association, the Office of Communication of the United Church of Christ, Inc., and the Minority Media and Telecommunications Council, Petition for Immediate Relief.
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7/10/07
COMSAT Corporation, Request for Reduction of Regulatory Fees for Fiscal Years 1998, 2000, and 2001.
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6/29/07
Commercial Availability of Bidirectional Navigation Devices ("Two-Way Plug-and-Play") FNPRM.
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6/28/07
Public Hearing on Localism in Portland, Maine.
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6/22/07
Congratulates Commissioner Deborah Taylor Tate on Her Renomination to the FCC.
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6/15/07
FCC Maintains February 18, 2008 Sunset of Cellular Licensee Analog Service Requirement.
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6/15/07
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Reviewing the Program Carriage Complaint Process and the Commercial Leased Access Rules.
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6/4/07
Commissioner Copps Disappointed in Court Decision on Indecency Complaint.
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5/31/07
FCC Takes Action to Further Strengthen Nation's Emergency Alert System.
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5/31/07
FCC Adopts Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Seeking Comment on Enhanced 911 Location Accuracy and Reliability Requirements for Wireless Carriers and Interconnected VOIP Providers.
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5/31/07
FCC Adopts Order Implementing Katrina Panel Recommendations.
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5/31/07
FCC Boosts Competitive Telephone, Video Service Opportunities in Multi-Unit Buildings.
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5/31/07
Disability Access Requirements Extended to VOIP Services.
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5/18/07
FCC Clarifies Standards for Determining Costs in 800 MHz Rebanding process.
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5/4/07
FCC Terminates Proceeding on Interference Temperature Model.
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5/4/07
FCC Terminates Proceeding on Receiver Interference Immunity Performance Specifications.
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5/1/07
Joint Board Recommended Decision on High-Cost Universal Service Reform.
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4/30/07
Public Hearing on Media Ownership in Tampa FL.
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4/25/07
FCC Adopts Report on Violent Television Programming and Its Impact on Children.
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4/25/07
FCC Requires Retailers to Fully Inform Consumers About Analog TV Equipment Limitations as Transition to Digital Approaches.
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4/25/07
FCC Initiates Third Review of DTV Transition.
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4/25/07
FCC Seeks Comment to Ensure All Cable Customers Receive Programming After the Digital Television Transition.
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4/25/07
FCC Addresses Rules Governing Commercial Wireless and Public Safety Licenses in the 700 MHz Spectrum Band.
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4/23/07
Reiterates Call for a National Broadband Strategy to Address America's Drop in Broadband Rankings.
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4/16/07
FCC Begins Inquiries on Broadband Data (FCC 07-17).
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4/16/07
FCC Begins Inquiries on Broadband Deployment (FCC 07-21).
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4/13/07
Payola Consent Decrees With CBS Radio, Citadel Broadcasting Corporation, Clear Channel Communications and Entercom Communications Corp.
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4/13/07
Announces Staff Change.
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4/2/07
FCC Strengthens Privacy Rules to Prevent Pretexting.
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3/29/07
Staff Appointment Announced.
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3/27/07
FCC Approves Transfer of Univision Communications Inc., and Enters Into $24 Million Consent Decree With Univision Concerning Children's Programming Requirements.
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3/26/07
FCC Grants Application for Transfer of Control of Telecomunicaciones de Puerto Rico, Inc. (TELPRI) From Verizon Communications, Inc. to America Movil, S.A. de C.V.
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3/26/07
FCC Adopts Annual Report on State of Competition in Satellite Industry.
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3/22/07
FCC Launches Inquiry into Broadband Market Practices.
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3/22/07
FCC Adopts Rules for Digital Audio Broadcasting.
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3/22/07
FCC Classifies Wireless Broadband Internet Access Service as an Information Service.
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3/22/07
FCC Initiates Rulemaking to Evaluate Access to Multiple Dwelling Units for Video Providers.
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3/22/07
FCC Approves Citadel/Disney Radio Transaction.
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3/22/07
FCC Evaluates 76 Noncommercial Educational FM Application Groups.
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3/22/07
FCC Adopts Annual Report on State of Competition in Satellite Industry.
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3/19/07
Staff Changes Announced.
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3/14/07
Testimony Prepared for the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet, Committee on Energy and Commerce, United States House of Representatives.
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3/2/07
FCC Upheld assignment of KTFF (TV) license, Porterville, CA, from Paxson to Univision.
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3/1/07
Testimony Prepared for the US Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on the Present and Future of the Universal Service Fund.
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2/23/07
Public Hearing on Media Ownership in Harrisburg, PA.
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2/20/07
FCC Conditionally Grants Qwest Forbearance Relief From Dominant Carrier Regulation of In-region, Interstate, Interlata Telecommunications Services Provided on an Integrated Basis.
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2/1/07
Testimony Prepared for Full Senate Commerce Committee Hearing on Accessing the Communications Marketplace: A View From the FCC.
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1/30/07
FCC Grants ACS of Anchorage, Inc's Petition for Forbearance, Subject to Conditions, From Sections 251(C)(3) & 252(D)(1) in the Anchorage Study Area.
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1/22/07
FCC Issues Debarment Notice in E-Rate Fraud Case Involving Premio, Inc.
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1/22/07
Debarment Notice in E-Rate Fraud Case Involving NextiraOne, LLC.
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1/18/07
Implementation of the Call Home Act of 2006.
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last reviewed/updated on 12/31/07 


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