Battle of Broadcast vs. Broadband Heats Up

As the Federal Communications Commission begins it’s long process of creating regulations out of the national broadband plan, the battle of using the current broadcast spectrum is heating up and lines are being drawn. At an FCC meeting on April 21 several of the first policies and rules will be announced and the broadcast world is taking notice.

Amont the first recommendations offered to Congress the FCC is starting with USF reform, mobile data roaming, set-top-box reform and cybersecurity. The agency plans to implement more than 40 policy proposals from its [...]

The Brewing Battle Over Spectrum

The argument from the wireless industry is that most people watch TV over cable or satellite, making OTA (over-the-air) a decreasingly important means of TV watching. The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) has sided with the wireless [...]