12/16/05
Commission extends effective date of certain children's television rules.
Order: Word | Acrobat

11/29/05
Media Bureau Reminds Digital Television Licensees to File Report on Ancillary or Supplementary DTV Services on or Before December 1, 2005.
Public Notice: Word | Acrobat
Attachment: Acrobat

11/18/05
FCC Releases Rulemaking on Ensuring Reasonable Franchising Process for New Video Market Entrants.
NPRM: Word | Acrobat
News Release (11/3/05): Word | Acrobat
Martin Statement: Word | Acrobat
Abernathy Statement: Word | Acrobat
Copps Statement: Word | Acrobat
Adelstein Statement: Word | Acrobat

11/17/05
TV Station Requests for Waiver of Digital Testing Pursuant to the Satellite Home Viewer Extension and Reauthorization Act of 2004 to be Filed by November 30, 2005 or February 15, 2007.
Public Notice: Word | Acrobat

11/4/05
FCC Initiates Rulemaking on Distributed Transmission Technology for Digital TV Stations.
Comments Due: 2/6/06.
Reply Comments due: 3/7/06.
News Release: Word | Acrobat
NPRM: Word | Acrobat

11/03/05
FCC Takes Further Steps To Implement SHVERA.
News Release: Word | Acrobat
Report & Order: Word | Acrobat
Appendix C - Significantly Viewed List as of 11/2/05: Word | Acrobat

10/21/05
Deadline For Filing FCC Form 384, Digital Channel Election Form, Second Round Election Extended Until October 31, 2005.
Public Notice: Word | Acrobat

10/04/05
Tentative Digital Channel Designations for Stations Participating in the First Round of DTV Channel Elections and Second Round Election Filing Deadline.
Public Notice: Word | Acrobat
Attachment: Excel | Acrobat

9/28/05
Media Bureau Extends Deadline for Television Broadcast Stations to Make Retransmission Consent/ Must Carry Elections on Cable and Satellite Systems in Certain Designated Market Areas Effected by Hurricane Rita.
Public Notice: Word | Acrobat

9/9/05
FCC Report to Congress on Retransmission Consent and Exclusivity Rules Pursuant to Section 208 of SHVERA.
Report To Congress: Word | Acrobat

8/23/05
FCC Implements Satellite Carriage of HDTV and Multicast Programming in Alaska and Hawaii.
News Release: Word | Acrobat
Order: Word | Acrobat

6/8/05
FCC Advances DTV Channel Election Process.
News Release: Word | Acrobat
Order: Word | Acrobat
Attachment 1: Excel | Acrobat
Attachment 2: Excel | Acrobat

6/7/05
FCC Extends Good Faith Bargaining Obligations to Cable and Satellite Providers.
News Release: Word | Acrobat
Order: Word | Acrobat

5/2/05
Implementation of the Satellite Home Viewer Extension and Reauthorization Act of 2004 ("SHVERA"), Notice of Proposed Rulemaking.
NPRM: Word | Acrobat

4/29/05
FCC Takes Next Steps in Full Implementation of SHVERA.
News Release: Word | Acrobat

4/13/05
FCC Public Notice to Remind Broadcasters and Cable Operators of Video News Release (VNR) Requirements and Seeking Comment on VNR Use.
Public Notice: Word | Acrobat
Copps Statement: Word | Acrobat
Adelstein Statement: Word | Acrobat

3/30/05
Implementation of the Satellite Home Viewer Extension and Reauthorization Act of 2004 ("SHVERA"), Procedural Rules.
Order: Word | Acrobat

3/25/05
Comment and Reply Comment Dates Established for Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Reciprocal Bargaining Obligations. Comments due: 4/25/05; Reply Comments due: 5/9/05.
Public Notice: Word | Acrobat
Erratum (3/28/05): Word | Acrobat

3/7/05
Implementation of Section 207 of the Satellite Home Viewer Extension and Reauthorization Act of 2004, Reciprocal Bargaining Obligations.
NPRM: Word | Acrobat

3/1/05
DTV Channel Election Issues - Proposed Negotiated Channel Election Arrangements and Procedures for Filing Associated Pleadings.
Public Notice: Word | Acrobat
Attachment: Excel | Acrobat

3/1/05
FCC Media Bureau Staff Report Concerning Over-The-Air Broadcast Television Viewers.
News Release: Word | Acrobat
Report: Word | Acrobat

2/23/05
FCC Resolves Dual and Multicast Carriage Issues.
Report and Order: Word | Acrobat
News Release (2/10/05): Word | Acrobat

2/7/05
FCC Takes Steps Toward Implementation of SHVERA.
News Release: Word | Acrobat
NPRM: Word | Acrobat

1/31/05
Children's Television Obligations of Digital Television Broadcasters.
Order: Word | Acrobat


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