Prompted by the Sept. 11 attacks, the FCC is recruiting broadcast, cable and satellite TV executives for an FCCadvisory committee on safeguarding the electronic mass communications during a terrorist attack or other catastrophe. Prompted by the Sept. 11 attacks, the FCC...
JULIA JOHNSON, former chair of the FLORIDA PUBLIC SERVICES COMMISSION, will head the FCC's new federal advisory committee on Diversity in the Digital Age. ... JULIA JOHNSON, former chair of the FLORIDA PUBLIC SERVICES COMMISSION, will head the FCC's new federal advisory committee on...
Blue-ribbon committee suggests that four systems vying for acceptance as FCC transmission standard combine best features and work together Life would be simpler for the television industry and Washington regulators if they could have just one Blue-ribbon committee...
WASHINGTON--The FCCAdvisory Committee on Advanced Television Service last week said that the vestigial sideband VSB technology proposed for a transmission subsystem performed well in cable environments during field trials conducted during the summer.
Advisory committee endorses Grand Alliance plan for conversion to digital; rulemaking is next step The FCC's Advisory Committee on Advanced Television Service has recommended the Grand Alliance system as the next TV broadcasting standard. The Advisory committee endorses...
VeriSign, Inc. (NASDAQ: VRSN), the leading provider of intelligent infrastructure for the networked world, announced today that the Federal Communications Commission FCC has appointed the company to serve on its Commercial Mobile Service Alert Advisory Committee. Anthony M. Rutkowski, Vice President for Regulatory Affairs and Standards, will represent VeriSign on...
The FCC's HDTV advisory committee may be able to give the grand alliance the green light to build a prototype system by August or September, perhaps even earlier, said Paul Misener, aide to committee chairman Dick Wiley. The committee continues to The FCC's...
The FCC's Advisory Committee on Advanced Television Systems will meet Nov. 8 to officially consider the recommendations of its technical subgroup, adopted Oct. 21. The subgroup accepted plans by the Grand Alliance, a consortium of formerly rival H The FCC's Advisory Committee on...
The selection of a transmission standard for high-definition television lost a bit of steam last week, even as one major player dropped out and another demonstrated that its system works. The standard selection will be delayed about five month ...
Will send questionnaire to system developers The FCC's HDTV advisory committee has agreed to look at job creation when picking an HDTV broadcast standard. Advisory Committee Chairman Richard Wiley said at the NAB convention in Las...
WASHINGTON--As the nation approaches the first anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, the Bush administration and Congress find themselves struggling over how to integrate wireless technology into the new, sprawling homeland security regime WASHINGTON--As the nation approaches the first anniversary of the ...
The FCC's HDTV advisory committee has pushed back testing on the four proposed systems to May 24. The tests had been scheduled to begin the first week in May. In mid-April, however, the committee learned that test materials were not ready...
FOR MANY LAWYERS--ESPECIALLY WASHINGTON LAWYERS--BEING NAMED CHAIRMAN OF THE FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION MIGHT BE CONSIDERED THE PINNACLE IN A CAREER[ldots] FOR Richard E. Wiley, however, that position was but the starting point in a co FOR MANY LAWYERS--ESPECIALLY...
Results of a summer-long field trial of vestigial sideband modulation technology for future high-definition television signals received a satisfied nod from the FCCAdvisory Committee, paving the way for more tests next year and a possible HDTV stand Results of a summer-long field trial of vestigial...
FCC formally approves joint effort; prototype expected to be ready by May 1994 The FCC's high-definition television advisory committee got its first official look at the specifics of the HDTV grand alliance's proposed system at a meeting late ...
HDTV transmission standard poised to go to FCC After eight years, HDTV standard setters are forecasting a smooth ride to the FCC for their advanced TV transmission system. The group charged with recommending a new TV standard plans to wrap ...
WASHINGTON -- An FCC advisory panel eliminated NHK's (Japan Broadcasting Co.) analog Narrow MUSE from high-definition TV transmission standards consideration last week, at the same time recommending further tests of the remaining four, digital syst WASHINGTON -- An FCC advisory panel eliminated NHK's (Japan...
Broadcasters are enjoying new opportunities to lobby the Federal Communications Commission and Congress for permission to use proposed high-definition television channels to deliver multichannel video services similar to what cable operators envision Broadcasters are enjoying new opportunities to lobby the Federal Communications Commission and Congress...