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The information provided below includes descriptions of those actions taken
by the FCC related to the DTV Transition that may be of interest to consumers,
broadcasters and others directly involved in the transition to digital
broadcasting.
Title III--Digital Television
Transition and Public Safety Act - setting a firm date of February 17, 2009
for the cessation of Analog broadcasts.
The FCC DTV Transition Consumer Education
Plan
RFQ08000048 – Digital Television (DTV) Consumer Assistance for Converter
Box Installation
The FCC seeks grass roots organizations and community-based organizations to
help educate consumers, assist with converter box procurement and installation,
establish and staff help centers, and conduct post-deadline assistance. Based on
the experience of other countries that have gone through the transition, it
appears that a large amount of activity takes place two to four weeks before the
transition deadline and then two weeks after the deadline. Therefore, planning
with grass roots organizations and community-based organizations through March
2009 is extremely important. This
hyperlink is the abstract of the FedBizOpps website posting.
01/15/09
Commissioner McDowell To Conduct Interviews With The Media On The Digital Television Transition In Raleigh, North Carolina.
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1/15/09
FCC Adopts Analog Nightlight Program For Emergency And Digital Transition Information After The DTV Transition.
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Report & Order:
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Martin Statement:
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Copps Statement:
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Adelstein Statement:
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McDowell Statement:
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01/14/09
Commissioner Adelstein to Visit Charleston for DTV Outreach.
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01/12/09
Chairman Martin to Visit Raleigh, NC for DTV Outreach.
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01/12/09
Commissioner Adelstein Conducts 2nd Satellite Media Tour on DTV Transition.
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Commissioner McDowell to Visit McAllen, TX as Part of Extensive
Nationwide Initiative for DTV Outreach.
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Commissioner McDowell to Conduct Interviews with the Media on the
Digital Television Transition in Las Vegas, NV.
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01/07/09
Commissioner Copps to Visit Detroit, Michigan for DTV Outreach.
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01/07/09
Commissioner Copps to Visit Bristol, Virginia for DTV Outreach.
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01/02/09
Chairman Martin To Visit Indiana For DTV Outreach.
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01/02/09
Chairman Martin To Visit Ohio For DTV Outreach.
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01/02/09
Commissioner McDowell to Conduct Interviews on the Digital Television Transition in Washington D.C. Area.
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12/31/08
Chairman Martin to Visit Miami, Florida for DTV Outreach.
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12/31/08
Media Bureau Announces Comment and Reply Comment Dates for the
"Analog Nightlight" NPRM: January 5 and January 8, 2009.
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12/30/08
Commissioner Adelstein to Visit San Diego for DTV Outreach.
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12/30/08
Media Bureau Announces Application and STA Filing Procedures for New Replacement
Digital Television Translators Beginning January 5, 2009.
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12/23/08
FCC Reports Show Analog and Digital Coverage of TV Stations.
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Map Book of All Full-Power Digital Television Stations Authorized by the FCC
Map Book For Full-Power Digital Television Stations Having Significant Changes in Coverage
12/23/08
Amended Parts 73 and 74 of the Commission's Rules to Establish Rules for Replacement Digital Low Power Television Translator Stations.
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12/23/08
Commissioner Adelstein to Visit Yuma for DTV Outreach.
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12/18/08
Commissioner Adelstein to Visit Phoenix for DTV Outreach.
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12/9/08
Commissioner Adelstein to Visit Puerto Rico for DTV Outreach.
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12/3/08
Commissioner Adelstein to Visit Hawaii for DTV Outreach.
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12/3/08
Erratum - Closed Captioning Of Video Programming/Closed Captioning Requirements For Digital Television Receivers
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11/26/08
Commissioner Copps To Visit Milwaukee &
Green Bay For DTV Outreach.
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11/24/08
Commissioner McDowell to Visit Richmond for DTV Outreach.
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11/17/08
FCC Launches Web Site Dedicated to Hawaii's Early Transition to Digital on January 15.
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11/17/08
Commissioner McDowell to Conduct “90 Days Out” DTV Interviews.
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11/13/08
Commissioner Tate to Visit Chicago, Illinois for DTV Outreach.
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11/10/08
Commissioner Copps to Visit Tampa-St. Petersburg, Florida for DTV Outreach.
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11/7/08
Commission Addresses Closed Captioning Matters, Including Those Related to Digital Television, and Seeks Further Comment.
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11/7/08
Adopted Rules for the Use of Distributed Transmission System (DTS) Technologies in the Digital Television (DTV) Service.
Report and Order:
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11/07/08
Commissioner McDowell to Visit Boston for DTV Outreach.
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11/06/08
Commissioner McDowell to Visit Philadelphia for DTV Outreach.
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10/31/08
Commissioner Copps to Visit Charleston & Greenville-Spartanburg, South
Carolina for DTV Outreach.
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10/22/08
Commissioner Copps to Visit Baltimore, Maryland for DTV Outreach.
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10/16/08
FCC Chairman Announces Sponsorship of NASCAR Driver David Gilliland Car #38 for Digital Television Outreach.
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10/15/08
Commissioner Copps to Visit Denver, Colorado for DTV Outreach - (update).
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10/15/08
Chairman Martin to Visit Charlotte, NC for DTV Outreach.
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10/10/08
Commissioner Adelstein to Visit Portland, Yakima, Spokane and Seattle
for DTV Outreach.
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10/10/08
Commissioner Copps to Visit Denver, CO, for DTV Outreach.
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10/10/08
Television Stations Reminded to Update their FCC Form 387 - DTV
Transition Status Report by October 20, 2008.
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10/07/08
Commissioner Tate to Visit Knoxville, TN for DTV Outreach.
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10/01/08
Commissioner Tate to visit Nashville
and Chattanooga, TN for DTV Outreach.
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9/26/08
Carriage of Digital Television Broadcast Signals: Amendment To Part 76 Of The Commission's Rules.
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9/24/08 Commissioner McDowell to visit Boise, Idaho, and four Montana cities, as part of extensive nationwide initiative for DTV outreach.
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9/24/08
Commissioner Tate to visit Atlanta, GA for DTV Outreach.
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9/23/08
Letter From Chairman Martin to the Consumer Electronics Association and the Consumer Electronics Retailers Coalition.
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9/23/08
Written Statement of Chairman Martin, Before the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, U.S. Senate.
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9/19/08
Commissioner Tate's Remarks at DTV Town Hall, Memphis, TN.
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9/19/08
Commissioner Adelstein to visit New
York City for DTV Outreach 9/27/2008.
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9/17/08 FCC Creates Television Public Service Announcements and
Educational Video to Help Prepare for Transition to Digital.
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9/16/08
Written Statement of Chairman Martin before the Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet, U.S. House of Representatives.
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9/15/08
Letter from FCC Chairman Martin to Christopher A. McLean, Executive Director, Consumer Electronics Retailers Association.
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9/12/08
Letter From Commissioner Copps to Chairman Martin Proposing Steps the FCC Should Take to Advance the DTV Transition.
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9/10/08
Vast Majority of Wilmington, NC Residents were Aware of the Early Digital Television Transition in their Viewing Area.
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9/8/08
Commissioner Adelstein to Visit San Francisco for DTV Outreach - 9/11/08
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9/8/08
Commissioner McDowell to Visit Tulsa, OK. as Part of Extensive Nationwide Initiative for DTV Outreach - 9/12/08.
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9/4/08
Commission Adopts Order Exempting Certain Cable Systems from Some Material
Degradation Digital Carriage Requirements.
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8/27/08
Entering the Home Stretch: Media Bureau Releases Report on the Status of TV Broadcasters at the Final Six Months of the Digital Television Transition.
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8/21/08
Commissioner McDowell to Visit Alaska as Part of Extensive Nationwide Initiative for DTV Outreach.
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8/21/08
FCC Proposes the Prohibition of Low Power Auxiliary Stations in the 700 MHz Band after the Digital Television Transition.
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8/20/08
FCC Chairman Kevin J. Martin Statement Regarding DTV Outreach in Communities with Highest Concentrations of Over-The-Air Signals.
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8/18/08
FCC Announces Extensive Nationwide Initiative for DTV Outreach.
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8/18/08
Wilmington North Carolina Broadcasters Will Provide Emergency Announcements and Informational Messages about the DTV Transition after September 8 on Traditional Analog Channels.
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08/18/08
FCC Launches DTV Speakers Bureau.
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07/18/08
Testimony of Media Bureau Chief Monica Desai on DTV transition at Field Hearing of House Subcommittee on Government Management, Organization and Procurement, Brooklyn, NY.
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07/01/08
FCC and EPA Join Forces to Educate Consumers on DTV Transition Issues.
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06/16/08
Revised the Location for Filing Form 388, DTV Quarterly Activity Station
Report.
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06/13/08
FCC Announces Agenda For Digital Television Consumer Education Workshop Focused On DTV Converter Boxes On June 19, 2008.
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06/04/08
FCC Expands National Digital Television Education and Awareness Campaign, Targets Outreach in Wilmington, NC.
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National Radio PSAs
06/04/08
FCC Launches Billboard and Radio Campaign in Wilmington, NC.
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Wilmington Radio PSAs
05/30/08
Wilmington, North Carolina Retailers to Spotlight DTV Transition.
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05/30/08
Commission Lifts the Freeze on the Filing of Maximization Applications
and Petitions for Digital Channel Substitutions, Effective Immediately.
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05/29/08
Third Periodic Review of the Commission's Rules and Policies Affecting
the Conversion to Digital Television.
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05/29/08
Media Bureau Announces Effective Date for Revised Rules in the DTV
Consumer Education Initiative and Comment and Reply Comment Dates for
the Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking.
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05/29/08
FCC to Hold Digital
Television Consumer Education Workshop Focused on DTV Converter Boxes on June 19, 2008.
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05/27/08
FCC to Host May 28 Meeting on the Digital Television Transition Co-sponsored by Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton and the National Association of Broadcasters.
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04/30/08
The Wireline Competition Bureau grants a petition filed by Micronesian Telecommunications Corporation and PTI Pacifica, Inc. to waive the DTV notification requirements in section 54.418 of the Commission's rules.
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04/23/08
FCC Releases Order on Reconsideration and Further Notice of Proposed
Rulemaking on DTV Consumer Education Initiative.
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03/28/08
Media Bureau Announces Effective Date for the Rules in the DTV Consumer
Education Initiative.
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DTV Quarterly Activity Station
Report Form 388
03/27/08
Direct Broadcast Satellite Carriage Of Digital Television Broadcast
Signals.
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03/21/08
MO&O on Reconsideration in DTV Table of Allotments Proceeding and Eighth
R&O Finalizing Post-Transition DTV Allotments Published in Federal
Register Today.
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03/20/08
FCC Releases Agenda for April 1, 2008, DTV Consumer Education Workshop Focusing on Low-Income Consumers.
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03/07/08
FCC Adopts Digital Television Consumer Education Order.
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03/06/08
The Commission Adopts MO&O on Reconsideration in DTV Table of Allotments
Proceeding and Eighth R&O Finalizing Post-Transition DTV Allotments.
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03/03/08
Response of Chairman Martin to Commissioner Copps on Real-World DTV
Tests.
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03/03/08
Letter from Commissioner Copps to Chairman Martin Proposing Real-World
DTV Tests.
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02/12/08
FCC Releases Agenda for February 28, 2008 Digital Television Consumer Education Workshop Focusing on Consumers with Disabilities.
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01/31/08
FCC to Hold Digital Television Consumer Education Workshop Focusing on Low-Income Consumers on April 1, 2008.
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01/30/08
Third DTV Periodic Report and Order Published in Federal Register Today;
FCC Forms 301, 337, 340 and 387 Now Available For Filing.
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01/30/08
Commissioner Adelstein Reacts to Surveys on Consumer DTV Awareness.
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01/28/08
FCC Releases Agenda for January 31, 2008, DTV Consumer Education Workshop
Focusing on Consumers in Rural Areas and on Tribal Lands.
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12/31/07
Third Periodic Review of the Commission's Rules and Policies Affecting the Conversion to Digital Television.
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12/21/07
FCC to Hold Digital Television Consumer Education Workshops on Consumers in Rural Area and on Tribal Lands and Consumers With Disabilities.
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12/11/07
FCC Response to GAO Report on the DTV Transition.
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Acrobat 11/30/07 FCC Adopts Rules to Ensure all Cable
Customers Receive Local TV Stations After the Digital Television Transition.
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11/30/07
Updated Agenda for December 4, 2007 DTV Consumer Education Workshop Focusing on Minority and Non-English-Speaking Communities.
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11/27/07
FCC Releases Agenda for December 4, 2007 Digital Television Consumer Education Workshop Focusing on Minority and Non-English-Speaking Communities.
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11/8/07
Digital Television Consumer Education Workshop Focusing on Seniors.
Recorded webcast of the workshop
11/8/07
Chairman Martin's Remarks at the Digital Television Consumer Education Workshop Focusing on Seniors.
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11/02/07
FCC Releases Agenda For November 8, 2007, Digital Television Consumer Education Workshop Focusing on Seniors.
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10/16/07
FCC Consumer Advisory: Closed Captioning and
Digital-to-Analog Converter Boxes for Viewing Free Over-the-Air Programming on
Analog Televisions.
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10/12/07
The DTV Transition and LPTV/Class A/Translator Stations.
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10/09/07
FCC To Hold Series Of Digital Television Consumer Education Workshops.
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09/26/07
Digital Television Consumer Education Workshop.
Recorded webcast of the workshop
9/26/07
Statements of Commissioners at FCC Digital Television Consumer Education Workshop, FCC Headquarters, Washington, DC.
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09/18/07
FCC Releases Updated Agenda for September 26 Digital Television Consumer Education Workshop.
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9/13/07
Media Bureau Announces Comment and Reply Comment Dates for the DTV Eighth
Further Notice of Proposed Rule Making.
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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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8/28/07
FCC Announces Preliminary Agenda for Digital Television Consumer Education Workshop on September 26.
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8/16/07
Media Bureau Announces Comment and Reply Comment Dates for the DTV Consumer Education Initiative.
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08/15/07
Commissioner Copps' Statement on Comments Filed by 28 Public Interest
Groups in Third DTV Periodic Review.
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08/14/07
Erratum correcting Seventh Report and Order and Eighth Further Notice of
Proposed Rule Making.
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8/6/07
FCC Announces Final Assignment of Digital Television Channels.
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8/6/07
Media Bureau Extends Deadline for Comments in Third DTV Periodic NPRM to August 15, 2007.
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7/30/07
FCC Seeks Comment on Proposed DTV Education Initiatives to Facilitate Transition
to Digital.
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07/16/07
FCC Announces Digital Television Consumer Education Workshop on September 26, 2007.
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07/13/07
Waiver of Digital Testing Pursuant to the Satellite Home Viewer
Extension and Reauthorization Act of 2004.
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07/9/07
Media Bureau Announces Comment and Reply Comment Dates for the Third DTV
Periodic Review NPRM.
Comment Date: August 8, 2007
Reply Comment Date: August 23, 2007
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06/12/07
Joint FCC/Consumer Electronics Retailers Coalition Advisory on Mandatory
Labeling of Consumer Electronics Products with Only Analog Broadcast TV Tuners.
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06/12/07
FCC/National Association of Consumer Agency Administrators Joint Advisory on
Mandatory Labeling of Analog Tuners.
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5/18/07
Third Periodic Review of the Commission's Rules and Policies Affecting the
Conversion to Digital Television.
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5/18/07
DTV Build-Out-Consideration of Requests for Extension Filed by 145 Stations Seeking Additional Time to Complete Construction of Their DTV Facilities.
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5/18/07
Commission Acts on 192 DTV Build-Out-Requests for Waiver of the July 1, 2005 and July 1, 2006 "Use or Lose" Deadlines.
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5/4/07
Media Bureau Acts on Requests for Waiver of Rules on Integrated Set-Top Boxes.
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5/4/07
FCC Seeks Comment to Ensure All Cable Customers Receive Programming After the Digital Television Transition.
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5/3/07
FCC Requires Retailers to Fully Inform Consumers About Analog TV Equipment
Limitations as Transition to Digital Approaches.
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04/25/07
DTV Transition - Approval of "Flash Cut" Requests.
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04/25/07
FCC Requires Retailers to Fully Inform Consumers About Analog TV Equipment
Limitations as Transition to Digital Approaches.
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04/25/07
FCC Initiates Third Review of DTV Transition.
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04/25/07
FCC Seeks Comment to Ensure All Cable Customers Receive Programming After the
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03/12/07
NTIA
Releases Final Rule on Digital Television Converter Box Coupon Program:
The converter box coupon program will assist Americans in receiving over-the-air
broadcast television programming when full-power television stations cease
analog broadcasting after February 17, 2009.
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Digital Television Transition & Public Safety Web Site
01/09/07
Order Granting Extension of Time for Filing Comments and Reply Comments.
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01/09/07
Revisions to Proposed New DTV Table of Allotments.
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Appendix A:
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10/20/06
Advanced Television Systems and their Impact upon the Existing Television Broadcast Service.
(Includes a listing of post-transition DTV channel assignments at Appendix B)
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7/24/06
Digital-to-analog Converter Box Coupon Program:
The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) of the U.S. Department of Commerce, has released a Notice of
Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) seeking comment on ways to implement the digital-to-analog converter box coupon program pursuant to the
Digital Television Transition and Public Safety Act of 2005.
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking:
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Press Release:
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Frequently Asked Questions (Background Information):
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6/14/06
DTV Channel Election Issues - Compliance with the July 1, 2006 Replication/Maximization Interference Protection Deadline; Stations Seeking Extension of the Deadline.
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3/24/06
FCC Releases Second Further Notice of Proposed Rule Making on Children's Television Obligations of Digital Television Broadcasters.
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Attachment (Joint Proposal of Industry & Advocates): Acrobat
News Release (3/17/06): Word
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Martin Statement: Word
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Copps Statement: Word
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Adelstein Statement: Word
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Tate Statement: Word
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1/26/06
Announcement of Filing Window for LPTV and TV Translator Digital Companion Channel Applications From May 1, 2006 Through May 12, 2006.
Public Notice:
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11/08/05
FCC Modifies Digital Tuner Requirements to Advance DTV Transition.
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News Release (11/03/05): Word
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8/23/05
FCC Implements Satellite Carriage of HDTV and Multicast Programming in Alaska and Hawaii.
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Order: Word
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6/9/05
FCC Modifies Digital Tuner Requirements to Advance DTV Transition.
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Order: Word
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Abernathy Statement: Word
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Copps Statement: Word
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6/8/05
FCC Advances DTV Channel Election Process.
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Report & Order: Word
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5/3/05
FCC Requests Comment on Distant Digital Television Reception.
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News Release (4/29/05): Word
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4/29/05
FCC Requests Comment on Distant Digital Television Reception.
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3/1/05
DTV Channel Election Issues - Proposed Negotiated Channel Election Arrangements and Procedures for Filing Associated Pleadings.
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1/31/05
Statements on the APTS/NCTA Digital TV Carriage Agreement.
Powell Statement: Word
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Abernathy Statement: Word
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Copps Statement: Word
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1/31/05
Children's Television Obligations of Digital Television Broadcasters.
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11/30/04
Notice of Publication in the Federal Register and Announcement of Effective Date
of Certain Digital Low Power Television Rules.
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11/23/04
FCC Adopts Children’s Programming Obligations for Digital Television
Broadcasters.
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News Release (9/9/04): Word
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Powell Statement: Word
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Abernathy Statement: Word
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Copps Statement: Word
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Martin Statement: Word
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Adelstein Statement: Word
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11/22/04
CAC Addresses Homeland Security and DTV Issues at November 19 Meeting; Committee
Rechartered for Another Two Year Term.
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10/4/04
Chairman Powell Announces Major DTV Consumer Education Initiative "DTV -
Get It!"
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Advisory & List of Panelists: Word
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Webcast
9/30/04
FCC Establishes Rules for Digital Low Power Television and Television Translator
Stations.
Order: Word
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News Release (9/9/04): Word
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Powell Statement: Word
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Copps Statement: Word
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Adelstein Statement: Word
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9/28/04
Chairman Powell to Kickoff Consumer Education Initiative on Transition to
Digital Television.
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9/9/04
FCC Adopts Children’s Programming Obligations for Digital Television
Broadcasters.
Order (11/23/04): Word
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News Release: Word
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Powell Statement: Word
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Abernathy Statement: Word
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Copps Statement: Word
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Martin Statement: Word
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Adelstein Statement: Word
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9/9/04
FCC Establishes Rules for Digital Low Power Television and Television Translator Stations.
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News Release: Word
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Powell Statement: Word
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Copps Statement: Word
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Adelstein Statement: Word
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9/7/04
FCC Second Digital TV Periodic Review.
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Order: Word
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Powell Statement: Word
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Copps Statement: Word
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Martin Statement: Word
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Adelstein Statement: Word
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8/4/04
FCC Takes Next Steps to Promote Digital TV Transition.
Order (9/7/04): Word
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Attached Forms: 381
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News Release: Word
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Powell Statement: Word
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Copps Statement: Word
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Martin Statement: Word
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Adelstein Statement: Word
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3/2/04
Tutorial on Field Studies of Digital Television Translators Monday, March 22, 2004.
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11/4/03
FCC Adopts Anti-Piracy Protection for Digital TV.
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Order: Word
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Powell Press Statement: Word
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Abernathy Statement: Word
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Copps Statement: Word
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Adelstein Statement: Word
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10/16/03
DTV Transition Moving Forward: FCC Says More Than 80% of Commercial DTV Stations
Are On the Air.
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10/9/03, 9/10/03,
FCC Eases Digital TV Transition for Consumers.
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Fact Sheet: Word
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Powell Statement: Word
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Abernathy Statement: Word
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Copps Statement: Word
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Martin Statement: Word
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Adelstein Statement: Word
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9/10/03, 10/9/03
FCC Eases Digital TV Transition for Consumers.
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Order - released 10/9/03: Word
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Fact Sheet: Word
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Powell Statement: Word
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Abernathy Statement: Word
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Copps Statement: Word
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Martin Statement: Word
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Adelstein Statement: Word
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8/29/03
FCC Releases Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Beginning Process to Bring Digital
TV to Rural America.
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8/6 News Release: Word
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1/27/03
FCC Initiates Second Review of DTV Transition.
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NPRM: Word
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Copps Statement: Text
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Adelstein Statement: Text
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12/19/02
Abernathy Applauds Cable and Consumer Electronic Industries for Working Together
Toward Offering "Plug and Play" Digital TV Sets to Consumers.
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10/22/02
"Digital
Television: The Time is Now," Chairman Powell's Remarks at the
Association for Maximum Television DTV Update Conference.
9/24/02
FCC Commissioner Michael J. Copps Calls for National Discussion of Ethics in
Government and Consolidation in the Media; Seeks Further Action on the Public
Interest Obligations of Digital TV Broadcasters.
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8/9/02
FCC Introduces Phase-In Plan for DTV Tuners.
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FCC 02-230: Text
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Powell Statement: Text
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Abernathy Statement: Text
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Copps Statement: Text
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Martin Statement: Text
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7/31/02
The Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau Reminds Manufacturers and the Public of July 1, 2002 Deadline
for Providing Digital Television Receivers Capable of Providing Closed Captioning.
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7/12/02
Chairman Michael K. Powell Responds to CE Industry's Failure to Make Real
Commitments on DTV Tuners.
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7/11/02
Statement by FCC Chairman Michael K. Powell: DTV Plan Update -- Progress For Consumers
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5/16/02
FCC Sets Rulemaking to Establish Remedial Measures for Unexcused Failure to
Construct Digital TV Facilities
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Commissioner Abernathy's Statement: Text
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Commissioner Copp's Statement: Text
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Commissioner Martin's Statement: Text
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11/8/01
FCC
Acts to Expedite DTV Transition and Clarify DTV Build-Out Rules.
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Statements: Copps
10/17/01
FCC
Releases Report and Order that Clarifies Rules for Noncommercial Television
Stations’ Use of Digital Television Channel Capacity
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Statements: Powell
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10/11/01
FCC
Clarifies Rules for Noncommercial Television Stations’ Use of Digital
Television Channel Capacity
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Statements: Powell
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10/11/01
Chairman
Powell Announces Creation of FCC Digital Television Task Force
4/20/01
Digital Television
Presentation from April 19, 2001 Open Meeting.
1/23/01
FCC
Adopts Measures To Facilitate Voluntary Clearing of 700 Mhz Band and Accelerate
DTV Transition.
1/22/01
FCC
Grants “Must Carry” Status to Digital-Only TV Station.
1/19/01
FCC
Issues Further Order in Digital Television Transition; asks for Further
Comments on DTV Receiver Issues.
1/19/01
Chairman
Kennard DTV Legislative Recommendations.
1/18/01
Report of Chairman Kennard, "Report to Congress on the Public Interest
Obligations of Television Broadcasters as They Transition to Digital
Television" [ News
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10/10/00
FCC
Chairman Kennard Calls for More Benefits to Public from $70 Billion Give-Away of
2nd Digital TV Channel.
10/05/00
NPRM on Digital
Televison Broadcasters Children's Television Obligations.
9/29/00
U.S.
and Canada Reach Agreement on Implementing Digital Television Service Along the
U.S./Canada Border.
9/15/00
FCC
Seeks Comments on Digital TV Broadcasters' Obligations to Serve Children.
9/15/00
FCC
Adopts Rules for Labeling of DTV Receivers.
7/21/00
FCC
Adopts Technical Standards for Display of Closed Captioning on Digital
Television Receivers.
6/22/00
FCC
Affirms Rules for the 700 MHz Band and Considers Possible Voluntary Measures
to Facilitate Spectrum Clearing and Accelerate DTV Transition.
4/17/00
FCC
Releases NPRM in Proceeding to Resolve Compatibility and Copy Protection
Issues Involving Digital Television Receivers and Cable Systems.
4/13/00
FCC
Begins Proceeding to Resolve Compatibility and Copy Protection Issues Involving
Digital Television Receivers and Cable Systems.
3/8/00
FCC Commences Periodic Review of Digital Television Conversion (FCC 00-83). [Text
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2/23/00
Chairman Kennard's Statement: Industry
Agreement Will Jump Start Digital Television.
10/4/99
September 30th DTV Report on COFDM and 8-VSB Performance. [ Text |
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10/1/99
FCC Office of Engineering and Technology Issues Report
on Transmission Standards for Digital Television.
7/14/99
FCC
Proposes to Adopt Technical Standards to Facilitate the Display of Closed
Captioning on Digital Television Receivers.
7/2/99
Entertainment,
Technology Industries Reply to Chairman Kennard's Request to Report by July
1 on DTV Receiver Compatibility Timetables
5/19/99
Office of Engineering and Technology to Host a Roundtable on Thursday, May 20
on DTV Receiver Compatibility With Cable Television Service. [ Panelists
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5/3/99
Chairman
Kennard's Statement on DTV Implementation Rules Effective May 1st.
1/12/99
Commissioner Ness' Remarks "Delivering
on the Promise of Digital Television" at the Consumer Electronics Show,
DTV Supersession.
12/21/98
Commission Reaffirms DTV Policies, Provides for Conditional Power
Flexibility, and Adjusts DTV Table of Allotments. (MM Docket No. 87-268, FCC
98-315). [ Text
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8/17/98
Chairman Kennard's Letter
to NCTA and CEMA Calling on Industry to Work Together on DTV Compatibility.
8/11/98
Additional Application Processing Guidelines for Digital Television (DTV).
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5/29/98
Commission
Creates DTV Tower Strike Force to Target Potential Problems in Implementing
Digital Television.
5/29/98
Commissioner Ness's Remarks
Before the MSTV'S DTV Implementation Seminar.
4/9/98
Commissioner Ness's 4/8/98
Remarks before NAB '98, "The Road to DTV" Panel in Las Vegas,
Nevada.
3/25/98
Commissioner Ness's 3/23/98
Remarks on the Launch of DTV Express.
2/24/98
FCC Adopts Final DTV Allotment Table, Policies and Rules (FCC
98-24, MM Docket No. 87-268) and Affirms Service Rules
Providing for Rapid Conversion of Over-the-Air Broadcasting to Digital
Television (FCC
98-23, MM Docket No. 87-268).
2/18/98
FCC
Adopts Final DTV Allotment Table, Policies and Rules and Commission
Affirms Service Rules Providing for Rapid Conversion of Over-the-Air
Broadcasting to Digital Television (DTV), with Chairman
Kennard and Commissioners Ness
and Furchtgott-Roth
issuing separate statements.
1/13/98
Commissioner Susan Ness's 1/9/98
Remarks at the DTV Supersession of the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Nevada.
1/9/98
Commissioner Susan Ness's 1/8/98
Remarks at the "DTV in the Desert" Symposium at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Nevada.
9/3/97
Chairman Hundt Releases Statement
as FCC Issues First
DTV Construction Permit Application to Station KHVO (TV), Hilo, Hawaii.
4/22/97
DTV Rules, Fifth
Report And Order on Advanced Television Systems and Their Impact Upon the
Existing Television Broadcast Service (FCC 97-116, MM Docket No. 87-268).
4/21/97
DTV Allocations, Sixth
Report And Order on Advanced Television Systems and Their Impact Upon the Existing Television Broadcast Service (FCC 97-115, MM Docket No. 87-268).
4/8/97
Waiver
of ex parte sunshine prohibition in DTV proceeding.
4/4/97
Commission
Adopts Table of Allotments for DTV: Establishes Policies and Rules. Separate
Statements issued by Chairman
Hundt and Commissioners Quello,
Ness and
Chong.
2/24/97
Chairman Hundt's 2/24/97 speech "DTV
And DARS: Let's Get On With It" to the NAB State Leadership Conference
in Washington, DC, is now available online.
12/27/96
FCC adopts DTV Standard. (MM Dkt 87-268)
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12/26/96
Statements regarding DTV Fourth Report and Order and Adoption of DTV
Standard.
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Chong ]
12/3/96
Statements regarding agreement on DTV Standard:
[ Chairman Hundt | Commissioner
Quello | Commissioner
Ness | Commissioner
Chong ].
1/23/01
First Report and Order and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking - Carriage of Digital Television Broadcast Signals
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