The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“NPRM” or “Proposed EAS Rules”) in January, proposing improvements to the Emergency Alert System (“EAS”) and Wireless Emergency Alerts...more
3/29/2016
/ Cable Operators ,
Comment Period ,
Digital Communications ,
Emergency Alerts ,
FCC ,
FEMA ,
Mobile Devices ,
Multichannel Video Programming ,
NPRM ,
Social Media ,
Wireless Technology
UPDATE: The FCC released its Second Report and Order on February 19, 2016. The advisory below has been updated to reflect the details of the order. At its Open Meeting on February 18, 2016, the Federal Communications...more
The FCC has amended its accessibility rules to add new requirements for audible on-screen program guides and activation mechanisms for closed captioning and video description. It also proposed additional rule changes that...more
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has released the text of its Second Report and Order (R&O) adopting rules requiring multichannel video programming distributors (MVPDs) to pass through the secondary audio stream...more
6/5/2015
/ Accessibility Rules ,
Cable Television Providers ,
Covered Entities ,
CVAA ,
Disability ,
Emergency Alerts ,
FCC ,
Multichannel Video Programming ,
MVPD ,
NPRM ,
Public Comment ,
Television Broadcast Stations
At its May 21, 2015, Open Meeting, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) adopted new rules requiring visually displayed emergency information to be available aurally on “second screens” – such as tablets, laptops, or...more
The time is drawing near for the next phase of Federal Communications Commission (FCC) requirements implementing the 21st Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act (CVAA) for closed-captioning video programing...more