Media Bureau 2001 Headlines Archive
12/21/01
Echostar Communications Corporation, General Motors Corporation, And Hughes Electronics Corporation Seek FCC Consent For A Proposed Transfer of Control, CS Docket No. 01-348: [Public Notice: MS Word Version | Text Version]. For more information, please see the EchoStar-DirecTV Merger Page.
12/13/01
FCC Proposes New Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Rules for Broadcast and Cable.
Statements: Powell |
Copps | Martin
11/8/01
FCC Launches Comprehensive Examination of Rules on Multiple Ownership of Local Market Radio Stations.
NPRM: Acrobat | Text
Statements: Copps | Martin
11/8/01
FCC Acts to Expedite DTV Transition and Clarify DTV Build-Out Rules.
Order (FCC 01-330): Text | Acrobat
Statements: Copps
11/1/01
Chairman Powell Names Intra-Agency Team Leaders to Review Proposed EchoStar-DirecTV Combination.
10/17/01
FCC Releases Report and Order that Clarifies Rules for Noncommercial Television Stations' Use of Digital Television Channel Capacity Report and Order FCC 01-306: Text | Acrobat
Statements: Powell | Copps
10/11/01
FCC to Examine Prohibition on Exclusive Contracts: Provision of Program Access Rules Set to Expire in October 2002: [Notice: MS Word Version | Acrobat Version | Text Version | News Release]
10/4/01
FCC Advises Public of Ways to Prevent the Viewing of Objectionable Television Programs: [Public Notice: MS Word Version | Acrobat Version | Text Version | News Release: MS Word Version | Acrobat Version | Text Version]
10/4/01
FCC Finds Cable Operators May Pass Through Franchise Fees: [News Release: MS Word Version | Text Version]
9/21/01
FCC Begins Reviewing Cable Ownership Limits; Agency Seeking Evidence That Will Withstand Further Judicial Scrutiny: [Further Notice: MS Word Version | Acrobat Version | Text Version | News Release]
9/20/2001
FCC Releases Order and NPRM Initiating Review of Newspaper-Broadcast Cross-Ownership Rule.
9/13/2001
FCC Initiates Proceeding to Review Newspaper-Broadcast Cross-Ownership Rule.
9/9/01
In Speech To NATOA, FCC Cable Chief W. Kenneth Ferree Says Regulators Should Change Tone and Embrace New Ways Of Thinking In The Broadband World: [Speech: MS Word Version | Text Version | News Release: MS Word Version | Text Version]
8/13/01
Reminder To Video Programming Distributors Of Obligation To Make Emergency Information Accessible To Persons With Hearing Disabilities (MS Word Document)
7/25/01
FCC Approves Fox/Chris-Craft Merger With Conditions. FCC 01-209, released today. [Text | Word97 | Acrobat]
Statements: Powell | Tristani | Abernathy | Copps
7/23/01
AOL Time Warner Submits Progress Report on Instant Messaging Interoperability
6/20/01
FCC Issues Inquiry For Its Eighth Report to Congress on Video Competition: [Notice of Inquiry: MS Word Version | Acrobat Version | Text Version | News Release]
6/7/01
FCC Cable Chief Ferree Names Barbara Esbin As Associate Bureau Chief: [MS Word | Text]
5/23/01
FCC Cable Chief Ferree Names Sarah Whitesell As New Associate Bureau Chief: [MS Word | Text]
5/16/01
FCC Releases Text of Order Eliminating the Major Network/Emerging Network Merger Prohibition From Dual Network Rule. Full Text of Order: [Text | Word97 | Acrobat], Separate Statements: [Powell | Ness | Tristani] Press Statements: [Powell | Tristani]
5/10/01
FCC Chairman Michael Powell Announces Washington Attorney Kenneth Ferree To Be Chief of FCC Cable Services Bureau: [MS Word | Text]
5/9/01
FCC Cable Chief Deborah Lathen Announces Resignation Effective May 18: [MS Word | Text]
4/18/01
Commission Seeks Public Comment on AT&T-MediaOne License Transfer Conditions and Establishes Pleading Cycle on Petition for Reconsideration in CS Docket No. 99-251: [Public Notice: MS Word | Text]
3/19/01
FCC'S Order on Suspension of AT&T-MediaOne Compliance Deadlines
3/14/01
FCC Releases Order Denying Petition To Reconsider Approval Of AT&T And MediaOne Merger; Action Does Not Address Issues On Remand From Appeals Court Case: [Order: MS Word | Text | News Release: MS Word | Text | Erratum and Separate Statement of Commissioner Harold W. Furchtgott-Roth: MS Word | Text]
2/14/01
FCC Releases 2000 Report on Cable Industry Prices [Report: MS Word Version | Text Version] [News Release: MS Word Version | Text Version]
1/23/01 FCC Adopts Rules For Cable Carriage Of Digital TV Signals; Requests Further Information Regarding Dual Carriage of Analog and Digital TV Signals.
1/22/01 FCC Grants "Must Carry" Status to Digital-Only TV Station.
1/18/01 Notice of Inquiry of Interactive Television Services Over Cable: [ Acrobat | Word97 | Text ] Statements: [ Kennard | Furchtgott-Roth | Tristani ]
1/11/01 FCC Gives Conditoned Approval to AOL - Time Warner Merger. Follow this link if you are looking for additional documents relating to the AOL - Time Warner merger.
1/8/01
FCC Adopts Seventh Annual Report on Competition in Video Markets: [ Report: MS Word Version | Text Version | Acrobat Version | News Release.
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