DTV Bill tops busy D.C. docket: FCC, Congress have a full plate for fall season.(United States. Federal Communications Commission, digital television bill)

Broadcasting & Cable, August, 2005 by Eggerton, John

A digital transition bill, two new FCC commissioners and the start of the rewrite of media-ownership rules will all be on the to-do list when policymakers and regulators get back to business after Labor Day. And once those new commissioners are in place, the FCC will face two key challenges on the indecency front.

When Congress reconvenes Sept. 6, the House and Senate Commerce Committees will each take aim at the bill that will set a hard date for the return--and auction--of analog spectrum and the launch of digital-only broadcasting. Congressional aides say they have been working hard on the DTV bill throughout the August recess. That's because a DTV bill needs to get to the budget committee by Sept. 16 to be included in a larger...

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