National Association of Broadcasters Urges FCC to Accelerate NextGen TV Transition

The National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) yesterday filed a Petition for Rulemaking asking the FCC to establish a “clear timeline” to complete the transition to the ATSC 3.0 (a/k/a “NextGen TV”) television transmission standard. The Petition follows last week’s NAB ex parte meeting with Chairman Carr and Acting Chief of the Media Bureau, Erin Boone, in which it advocated for a comprehensive industry-wide plan to expedite completion of the transition (along with measures to modernize and/or…
By: Pillsbury – CommLawCenter