(As of September 18, 2020, the Media Bureau's Engineering Division has been combined with the Media Bureau’s Industry Analysis Division. Accordingly, the functions, links, and contacts for the former Engineering Division have been combined with the Industry Analysis Division and now appear on this page.)
The Industry Analysis Division conducts and participates in proceedings regarding media ownership and the economic aspects of existing and proposed rules and policies. The Division reviews license transfers that implicate significant policy issues. The Division collects, compiles, analyzes, and develops reports on relevant industry and market data and information, including preparing the annual report to Congress on the status of competition in the market for the delivery of video programming. The Division conducts technical reviews of media related matters and processes MVPD Registration, Cable Television Relay Service (CARS) applications, special relief and show cause petitions involving technical matters, and requests for rulings on technical matters and requests for waivers of the rules. The Division processes signal leakage performance reports filed by cable system operators, analyzes aeronautical frequency usage data and takes appropriate action to ensure compliance with FCC requirements.
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Industry Analysis Division
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(202) 418-2330
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Division Chief
Deputy Division Chief
Assistant Division Chief
Assistant Division Chief
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Radhika Karmarkar
Christopher Sova
Peter "Jake" Riehm
Ty Bream
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Media Bureau Reports
2016 STELAR Section 109 Report to Congress
Annual Video Competition Reports
Competition and Price Survey Reports
Merger Pages
Issues and Topics
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Division Issues
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Notices
The Media Bureau announces mandatory electronic filing via the Cable Operations and Licensing System (COALS) for the following FCC Forms:
- FCC FORM 320, Basic Signal Leakage Report
- FCC FORM 322, Cable Community Registration
- FCC FORM 324, Operator, Mail Address, and Operational Information Changes
- FCC FORM 325, Annual Report of Cable Television Systems
Paper versions of the above forms will not be accepted for filing, unless accompanied by a request for waiver of the electronic filing requirement. Users can access the electronic filing system for these forms via the Internet from the Commission's Web Site at www.fcc.gov/coals. for more details...
Services
- MVPD System Registration
- Search COALS for Cable Communities Registered with the FCC
- Cable Operator, Mail Address, and Status Changes
- Signal Leakage Information
- Aeronautical Frequency Notification (AFN)
- Subscriber Signal Quality Standards
- Cable TV Relay Services (CARS)
- CARS Weekly Public Notices
- Multichannel Video Programming Distributor (MVPDs)
- Cable Rules
- COALS Electronic Filing System