Statement of Professor Angela L. Campbell,'Future of Media and the Information Needs of Communities: Serving the Public Interest in the Digital Era'

摘要

In December, the FCC issued the National Broadband Plan Public Notice #26, which asked, among other things, how television broadcasters are using the capabilities of digital television today. One would have thought that the FCC, the agency charged with awarding digital broadcast licenses and ensuring that licensees serve the public interest, would know the answer to that question. But in fact, the FCC collects no data on how broadcasters are using the digital spectrum.