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Date: Thu, 6 Apr 2023 18:20:15 +0000
From: Bill Horne <malQRMassimilation@gmail.com>
Subject: FCC Proposes Expansion Of Audio Description Requirements
by Kathleen A. Kirby and Joan Stewart
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has adopted a Further
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking seeking comment on whether to expand its
audio description mandate to television stations in all Nielsen
Designated Market Areas (DMAs) by 2035.
Audio description benefits persons who are blind or visually impaired
by inserting narration for non-dialogue scenes during natural pauses
in a program's dialogue. Under the Twenty-First Century Communications
and Video Accessibility Act of 2010, the mandate applied to stations
in the top 60 DMAs. The FCC extended that mandate to 40 more markets
in 2020, adding 10 markets per year through 2024.
https://www.mondaq.com/article/news/1300984?q=1803232&n=750&tp=9&tlk=4&lk=41
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| Message-ID: <20230406181634.GA1943083@telecomdigest.us>
Date: Thu, 6 Apr 2023 18:16:34 +0000
From: Bill Horne <malQRMassimilation@gmail.com>
Subject: FCC Proposes Pricing Transparency Rules
by Jeffrey A. Greenbaum
Last week, the Federal Communications Commission announced that
Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel introduced a proposal that would
require all cable operators and direct broadcast satellite providers
to specify the "all-in" price clearly and prominently in their
promotional materials (and on subscribers' bills as well).
If the proposal is adopted, this means that, when advertising a price,
cable and satellite providers will be required to state the total
price that consumers are obligated to pay, including any additional
fees charged. The proposal aims to eliminate the practice where a
provider describes additional fees as an excluded "tax, fee, or
surcharge."
https://www.mondaq.com/article/news/1301306?q=1803232&n=750&tp=9&tlk=5&lk=42
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| Message-ID: <20230406181023.GA1942925@telecomdigest.us>
Date: Thu, 6 Apr 2023 18:10:23 +0000
From: Bill Horne <malQRMassimilation@gmail.com>
Subject: FCC Enforcement Monitor March 2023
by Scott R. Flick , Betsy Craig and Adam J. Sandler
This month's issue includes:
• Repeated Failure to Pay Annual Regulatory Fees Puts Texas Station
License in Jeopardy
• FCC Proposes First-Ever PIRATE Act Fines, Including $2 Million-Plus
Statutory Maximum
• Failure to File License Renewal Applications Brings $13,500 Proposed
Fine for Utah Television Translator Stations
https://www.mondaq.com/article/news/1301454?q=1803232&n=750&tp=9&tlk=3&lk=40
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| Message-ID: <20230407130111.GA1948938@telecomdigest.us>
Date: Fri, 7 Apr 2023 13:01:11 +0000
From: Bill Horne <malQRMassimilation@gmail.com>
Subject: T-Mobile's Neville Ray implores Congress to reinstate FCC's
auction authority
By Linda Hardesty
T-Mobile’s President of Technology Neville Ray penned a blog today,
imploring Congress to quickly renew the auction authority of the
Federal Communications Commission (FCC).
In March Congress let the FCC’s authority to auction the nation’s
spectrum expire.
https://www.fiercewireless.com/wireless/t-mobiles-neville-ray-implores-congress-reinstate-fccs-auction-authority
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