The Media Bureau develops, recommends and administers the policy and licensing programs relating to electronic media, including cable television, broadcast television, and radio in the United States and its territories. The Media Bureau also handles post-licensing matters regarding Direct Broadcast Satellite service.

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7/18/08
FCC Announces Agenda and Witness List for Public En Banc Hearing at Carnegie Mellon University on Broadband and the Digital Future.
News Release: Word | Acrobat

7/18/08
Testimony of Media Bureau Chief Monica Desai on DTV transition at Field Hearing of House Subcommittee on Government Management, Organization and Procurement, Brooklyn, NY.
Desai Statement: Acrobat

7/14/08
Commission Lifts the Freeze on the Filing of Certain Class A Television Applications Effective August 4, 2008: Word | Acrobat

7/10/08
Media Bureau Acts on Requests for Waiver of Rules on Integrated Set-Top Boxes.
Order (James Cable, LLC.): Word | Acrobat

7/09/08
Media Bureau Acts on Requests for Waiver of Rules on Integrated Set-Top Boxes.
Order (Adams CATV Inc.): Word | Acrobat
Order (Waitsfield-Fayston Telephone Co, Inc.): Word | Acrobat

7/2/08
FCC En Banc Hearing and Conference on Overcoming Barriers to Communications Financing.
Public Notice: Word | Acrobat

7/2/08
First Quarter 2008 Inflation Adjustment Figures for Cable Operators Using FCC Form 1240 Now Available.
Public Notice: Word | Acrobat

7/2/08
Affirmed Modification of Construction Permit for KFME-FM, Garden City, MO.
MO&O: Word | Acrobat
Copps Statement: Word | Acrobat

7/01/08
Media Bureau Acts on Requests for Waiver of Rules on Integrated Set-Top Boxes.
Order (Guam Cablevision, LLC.): Word | Acrobat
Order (Puerto Rico Cable Acquisition Corp.): Word | Acrobat

7/1/08
Time Warner Seeks FCC Consent to Assign or Transfer Control of Licenses and Authorizations in Connection With Time Warner Cable Separation. Petitions Due: 07/31/2008, Oppositions Due: 08/15/2008.
Public Notice: Word | Acrobat

6/30/08
FCC Announces Public En Banc Hearing in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on Broadband and the Digital Future.
News Release: Word | Acrobat

6/26/08
FCC Seeks Comment on Sponsorship Identification Rules and Embedded Advertising Techniques.
NOI/NPRM: Word | Acrobat
Martin Statement: Word | Acrobat
Copps Statement: Word | Acrobat
Adelstein Statement: Word | Acrobat

6/20/08
Comment and Reply Comment Deadline Dates Extended for MPAA's Petition for Waiver of the Prohibition on the Use of Selectable Output Controls. Extended Comment Date: 7/21/08; Extended Reply Comment Date: 7/31/08.
Order: Word | Acrobat

Headlines Archive

• Electronic Filing and Public Access.
• 3/3/06
  FCC Media Bureau Releases 12th Annual Video Competition Report to Congress: [Report: Word | Acrobat | News Release: Word | Acrobat | Martin Statement: Word | Acrobat | Copps Statement: Word | Acrobat | Adelstein Statement: Word | Acrobat | Tate Statement: Word | Acrobat]
• 12/27/06
  FCC Releases Report on 2005 Cable Industry Prices: [Report: Word | Acrobat | News Release: Word | Acrobat | Martin Statement: Word | Acrobat | Copps Statement: Word | Acrobat | Adelstein Statement: Word | Acrobat | McDowell Statement: Word | Acrobat]

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