Lee Miller
FCC Derecho Report Praises Broadcasters as First Informers
The FCC's report on Derecho storm-related communications problems takes aim at wireless and wired phone companies for avoidable disruptions, but it has nothing but...
CES: Genachowski Cites Need for Additional Spectrum
CEA president and CEO Gary Shapiro dubbed FCC chairman Julius Genachowski the "spectrum chairman" in a wide ranging interview over FCC policies that saw...
All quiet on the FCC front
The first Open Meeting on the FCC calendar for 2013 will be held Thursday 1/31, the last day possible. But for broadcasters, it doesn’t...
Avoiding the Digital Cliff is Harder
Now that the U.S. government has avoided the Fiscal Cliff and reached some type of financial agreement that citizens have been told we should...
Oh no, what about Canada?
Three Congressmen representing districts in the state of Washington called on Julius Genachowski, chairman of the FCC, to commit the agency to maintaining transparency...
America has plenty of wireless spectrum — we just need a...
Wireless spectrum is one of the essential natural resources of the information age. Entire industries, and trillions of dollars in GDP, depend on access...
Washington State Reps. Seek FCC Info on Spectrum Border Issues
Add a trio of Washington State Democratic House members to those concerned about border issues and the FCC's incentive auctions. The FCC will need...
FCC Watch: What’s Happening In Washington
Here's a quick briefing on the FCC proceedings affecting broadcasters from communications attorneys David Oxenford and David O'Connor. The topics: CALM Act ... Class...
FCC Names Chief Economist
FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski Thursday announced that Steven Wildman, an economist and professor at Michigan State University has been named chief economist, succeeding Marius...
Year in Review: FCC incentive auction and repacking
Less than a year after TV broadcasters completed the analog shutdown and, as a result, returned 108 MHz of spectrum for wireless broadband and...
