Concerns Beyond The Broadband Buzz

摘要

The talk at the fcc these days seems to be all broadband, all the time, but somewhat drowned out amidst the understandable spectrum-issue buzz are some key broadcast issues. And they will all need to be resolved if, as FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski has assured the industry, there will continue to be a broadcast business left—and one that will need more regulatory certainty and maybe even a little help. Media ownership rule review. If the FCC does preserve enough of the broadcasting spectrum and potential business model to allow TV stations to compete, they will need to know what the new ground rules are in a world where" the FCC is effectively promoting online video as new competition to traditional delivery as part of its effort to drive broadband adoption and deployment.