The FCC should speed issuance of the third periodic DTV order and...
The FCC should speed issuance of the third periodic DTV order and act on petitions for reconsideration to the DTV table of allotments, aides to commissioners were told last week by officials from Capitol Broadcasting, CBS, Disney and the…
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Association for Maximum Service Television. The commission soon will issue the DTV review, on the transition’s technical aspects, an FCC official said. An order on consumer education on the digital transition may be held up on the eighth floor, the official said. Commissioner Robert McDowell predicted a vote soon on the periodic review, which didn’t get action at the Dec. 18 meeting because he and colleagues needed time to review it (CD Dec 21 p3). Broadcasters fear the rules won’t allow the flexibility they want, a review of ex parte filings shows (Docket 07-91). “The complexity and rigidity in the technical and procedural rules to be established in the DTV Third Periodic proceeding could cause delays for broadcasters and the commission,” said a summary of a meeting between an aide to Commissioner Michael Copps and representatives of Capitol, CBS, Disney and Hubbard Broadcasting. “Stations face a danger of being unable to purchase and install equipment before the DTV transition date, if the commission’s process is not completed forthwith.” In meetings with aides to all five commissioners, MSTV officials said stations shouldn’t need FCC waivers to end analog service before the cutoff deadline.