FCC Commissioner Jonathan Adelstein will unveil the FCC’s new, enhanced digital transition Web site at the NAB Show on Tuesday. The new site, www.dtv.gov, will help guide consumers, providing them with local TV support and answers to questions about DTV equipment and installation. The site will also...
President Barack Obama has designated Democrat Michael Copps as acting chairman of the Federal Communications Commission. The move likely puts Mr. Copps in place to direct the digital TV transition, at least for a while. President Obama is expected to name Julius Genachowski to head the FCC, but that...
Chances for a Senate vote this year reconfirming two Federal Communications Commission members to new terms appear to be evaporating as Congress exits Washington for the August recess. The lack of action suggests one commissioner, Deborah Taylor Tate, will depart the FCC at year’s end. President Bush...