Ajit Pai named new FCC chairman
President Donald Trump has picked a fierce critic of the Obama-era “net neutrality” rules to be chief regulator of the nation’s airwaves and internet connections. Monday afternoon, FCC Commissioner Ajit Pai announced that Trump has selected him to succeed Tom Wheeler and…
WBA gets new hotline attorney for FCC issues
With the retirement of our long-time D.C. counselor, Dick Zaragoza, as of Jan. 1, David Oxenford of the Washington D.C. law firm of Wilkinson Barker Knauer LLP will be our new “hotline” attorney for FCC issues. Feel free to call…
Pillsbury Advisory: U.S. Department of Labor’s New Overtime Exemption Requirements
On May 18, 2016, the U.S. Department of Labor published final regulations under the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) that more than double the minimum salary level necessary to be exempt from the Act’s overtime rules. While the changes affect…
Divided FCC Okays Auction Procedures
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July Pillsbury Advisory – Client Alert
Cable and Satellite Royalty Claims Due to the Copyright Royalty Board by July 31, 2015 Department of Labor Says Most Workers Are Employees Under FLSA: Ultimate Test Is Economic Dependence
Cable and Satellite Royalty Claims Due to the Copyright Royalty Board by July 31, 2014
Alert – July 2014 -Communications – Cable and Satellite Royalty Claims
WBA Joins In MMTC Designated Hitter Filing
Your WBA and the other 49 State Broadcasters Associations joined together in filing comments with the FCC in connection with MMTC’s “designated hitter” proposal. Under that proposal, MMTC (Minority Media and Telecommunications Council) is asking the FCC, in essence, to require English language radio and television stations…
NOTICE OF NEW ELECTRONIC FILING PROCEDURES FOR TELEVISION CLOSED CAPTIONING EXEMPTION REQUESTS
By this Notice, the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC’s or Commission’s) Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau (CGB or Bureau), by delegated authority, announces new electronic filing procedures for petitions for exemption from the Commission’s closed captioning requirements for televised video programming.1 On February 24,…
Closed Captioning Quality Standards Go Into Effect April 30, 2014
Closed Captioning Quality Standards Go Into Effect April 30, 2014 The FCC’s Recent Report and Order, Declaratory Ruling and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Institutes a New Wave of Compliance Deadlines
