December 2011 Open Commission Meeting

The FCC held an Open Meeting in Washington, DC on Tuesday, December 13, 2011, on the subject below:

• The Commission considered a Report and Order that protects consumers by implementing the Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation (CALM) Act to prevent digital television commercial advertisements from being transmitted at louder volumes than the program material they accompany.

Meeting Documents

Mitigating Loud Commercials Report and Order:

• News Release
• Order
• Genachowski Statement
• Copps Statement
• McDowell Statement
• Clyburn Statement

Statements on the Retirement of Commissioner Copps

• Chairman Genachowski
• Commissioner McDowell
• Commissioner Clyburn

Related Materials

• Agenda
• Deletion from Agenda
• Tentative Agenda