FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler recently circulated a proposal to his colleagues that recommends classifying certain over-the-top providers as multichannel video programming distributors (MVPDs). The proposal …
Sorry to Disappoint, But NAB Is Playing It Straight Up
FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler certainly traveled a great distance simply to accuse the NAB yesterday in Las Vegas of seeking to delay or derail his …
Getting the Auction Back On Track
NAB today filed suit against the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in federal court to challenge certain elements of the Commission’s May 2014 incentive auction order, …
The Point of Being a Ninja Is to Avoid Attention
As my 8-year-old works to navigate the travails of making friends in second grade, one of his most unfortunate emerging strategies has been to do …
I Suppose It’s Worth A Try (When You Are On a Roll…)
There is overstating and then there is overstating. Last week, NAB proposed to the FCC commissioners some changes to the 600 MHz band plan included …
The Missing Piece of Chairman Wheeler’s Broadcast Vision
At the annual NAB Show in Las Vegas on Monday, NAB President and CEO Gordon Smith publicly called for the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to …
Today’s Therapy: Trust and Sharing
Today television stations KLCS and KJLA released a comprehensive report on their channel sharing pilot in Los Angeles. For broadcasters, the results are not a …
What to Expect When You Are Expecting
For those interested in the voluntary broadcast spectrum incentive auction, this should be an interesting week at the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). At the FCC’s …
Spectrum Reflections: It’s Time for A Moment of Reflection, CCA
CCA, please tell us you are kidding. In December, the Competitive Carriers Association (CCA), a trade association that represents most wireless carriers with the exception …
Spectrum Reflections: The Impending Sprint-Mo and the Auction Oh-No
I have to imagine that AT&T and Verizon Wireless (and their troops in Washington, in particular) are taking some pleasure in the recent stories suggesting …