FCC Web Documents citing 73.8000

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  • 336. 2. Amend § 73.682 by revising paragraph (d) to read as follows: § 73.682 TV transmission standards. * * * * * (d) Digital broadcast television transmission standard. Transmission of digital broadcast television (DTV) signals shall comply with the standards for such transmissions set forth in ATSC A/52: ``ATSC Standard Digital Audio Compression (AC-3)'' (incorporated by reference, see § 73.8000) and ATSC Doc. A/53B, Revision B with Amendment 1: ``ATSC Digital Television Standard,'' except for Section 5.1.2 (``Compression format constraints'') of Annex A (``Video Systems Characteristics'') and the phrase ``see Table 3'' in Section 5.1.1. Table 2 and Section 5.1.2 Table 4 (incorporated by reference, see § 73.8000). Although not incorporated by reference, licensees may also consult ATSC Doc. A/54,
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  • operating on virtual channel 40 and to immediately commence operation on virtual channel 55, as required by Section 73.682(d) of the Commission's Rules IS DENIED. Sincerely, Barbara A. Kreisman Chief, Video Division Media Bureau Letter from Barbara A. Kreisman, Chief, Video Division to Joseph A. Belisle, Esq. (Nov. 17, 2009) (``Declaratory Ruling Letter''). 47 C.F.R. §73.682(d) (incorporated by reference, see §73.8000). Section 73.682(d) requires digital broadcast television signals to comply with ATSC A/65C (``ATSC Program and System Information Protocol for Terrestrial Broadcast and Cable, Revision C With Amendment No. 1 dated May 9, 2006'') (``ATSC A/65C''). Prior to the release of ATSC A/65C, Section 73.682(d) required compliance with ATSC A/65B: ``ATSC Program and System Information Protocol for Terrestrial Broadcast and Cable,''
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  • with an allotment of channel 2 to Wilmington, Delaware, the outcome of PMCM's appeal of the Media Bureau's December 18, 2009 decision is not pertinent to the instant proceeding. Id. at 4. ABC Comments at 1. Id. at 4. Id. at 1, 5-6. Id. at 1-2. Id. at 6. Fox Comments at 1. 47 C.F.R. §73.682(d) (incorporated by reference, see §73.8000). Section 73.682(d) requires digital broadcast television signals to comply with ATSC A/65C (``ATSC Program and System Information Protocol for Terrestrial Broadcast and Cable, Revision C With Amendment No. 1, dated May 9, 2006'') (``PSIP Standard''). PSIP is data that is transmitted along with a station's digital signal and enables DTV receivers to link a station's RF or major channel with
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  • and are deleted as obsolete. This Order deletes the Commission's ``broadcast flag'' rules, adopted in 2003. The broadcast flag rules were intended to prevent the indiscriminate distribution of television broadcast content over the Internet. The Commission's rules were subsequently vacated by the Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. Therefore, the Commission's broadcast flag rules, 47 C.F.R. § 73.8000 (b) (3), part of (b) (4) (the reference to 47 C.F.R. § 73.9000), and (c) and 47 C.F.R. §§ 73.9000 through 73.9009, are without current legal effect and are deleted as obsolete. Finally, this Order deletes rules pertaining to the process for filing and adjudicating complaints concerning the rates charged by a cable system for its cable programming services tier
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  • B. We find good cause for the rules, forms and procedures adopted in this Report and Order to be effective upon publication of the summary of the Report and Order in the Federal Register to ensure that full power television stations can meet the statutory deadline for transitioning to all digital service, except for rule sections 47 C.F.R. §§ 73.682(d), 73.8000(b), and 73.9000(k), provided, however, that the rules, forms and procedures described in paragraph 205, supra, contain information collection requirements subject to the PRA and are not effective until approved by the OMB. The Commission will publish a notice in the Federal Register announcing when OMB approval for these rules and forms has been received. Rule sections 47 C.F.R. §§ 73.682(d),
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  • 2010 ) ) ) ) ) ) MB Docket No. 11-43 erratum Released: September 1, 2011 By the Chief, Media Bureau: On August 25, 2011, the Commission released a Report and Order (``R&O''), FCC 11-126, in the above-captioned proceeding. This Erratum corrects footnote 206 on page 26 of the Report and Order to read as ``47 C.F.R. 73.682(d), 47 CFR 73.8000(b)(2)'' and amends Appendix A in its entirety. Please see new Appendix A attached. FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION William Lake Chief Media Bureau ATTACHMENT APPENDIX A Final Rules We amend Part 73 of Title 47 of the Code of Federal Regulations as follows: Part 73 - Radio Broadcast Services 1. The authority citation for Part 73 continues to read as follows: 2.
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  • 24, 2011, the Media Bureau and Office of the Managing Director released an Order, DA 11-1432, in the above-captioned proceeding. The Order was amended by an Erratum dated August 25, 2011. This Second Erratum amends the Order as indicated below: Paragraph 5, the fourth sentence is revised to read as follows: ``Therefore, the Commission's broadcast flag rules, 47 C.F.R. § 73.8000 (b) (3), part of (b) (4) (the reference to 47 C.F.R. § 73.9000), and (c) and 47 C.F.R. §§ 73.9000 through 73.9009, are without current legal effect and are deleted as obsolete.'' Instructional paragraph 3, Appendix (Revised Rules), Subpart L is revised to read as follows: " Revise Subpart L to read as follows: Subpart L - Incorporated Standards §
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  • tariffs electronically over the Internet. 61.21 61.22 61.23 61.32 61.33 61.151 61.152 61.153 61.52(a) 7/20/11 Fairness Doctrine, Personal Attack & Political Editorial Rules. 73.1910 76.209 76.1612 9/9/11 Appendix 38 The Federal Communications Commission | November 7, 2011 Preliminary Plan for Retrospective Analysis of Existing Rules Regulations removed (190 as of 11/1/11) CFR Section Effective date in FR 76.1613 Broadcast Flag. 73.8000 73.9000-9009 9/9/11 Cable Programming Service Tier Complaints. 76.950-951 76.953-957 76.960-961 76.1402 76.1605-1606 9/9/11 Part 1, Subpart D Broadcast Applications & Proceedings (duplicative of rules in Part 73). 1.502-615 9/9/11 Required Commission shall review the Interstate Cost Recovery Plan (the TRS Fund) and the TRS Fund administrator's performance after two years (i.e. in 1995). Removed note that certain provisions of the
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  • 97.311(d) 97.5(b)(4) 4/29/11 Eliminated outdated and unnecessary reporting requirements related to international telecommunications traffic. 43.53 43.61 (b) 43.61 (c) 63.23 (e) 7/19/11 Rule revisions enabling all tariff filers to file tariffs electronically over the Internet. 61.21 61.22 61.23 61.32 61.33 61.151 61.152 61.153 61.52(a) 7/20/11 Fairness Doctrine, Personal Attack & Political Editorial Rules. 73.1910 76.209 76.1612 76.1613 9/9/11 Broadcast Flag. 73.8000 73.9000-9009 9/9/11 Cable Programming Service Tier Complaints. 76.950-951 76.953-957 76.960-961 76.1402 76.1605-1606 9/9/11 Part 1, Subpart D Broadcast Applications & Proceedings (duplicative of rules in Part 73). 1.502-615 9/9/11 Required Commission to review the Interstate Cost Recovery Plan (the TRS Fund) and the TRS Fund administrator's performance after two years (i.e. in 1995). Removed note that certain provisions of the
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  • Thomson, Inc. Veridian Corporation Worldcom, Inc. APPENDIX B Part 73 of the Code of Federal Regulations is amended as follows: PART 73 - RADIO BROADCAST SERVICES The authority for Part 73 continues to read as follows: AUTHORITY: 47 U.S.C. 154, 303, 334 and 336. Add subpart L to read as follows: Subpart L - Digital Broadcast Television Redistribution Control Sec. 73.8000 Incorporations by Reference. §73.8000 Incorporations by Reference. (a) The materials listed in this section are incorporated by reference in this part. These incorporations by reference were approved by the Director of the Federal Register in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 552(a) and 1 CFR part 51. These materials are incorporated as they exist on the date of the approval, and notice
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  • to read as follows: § 73.682 TV transmission standards. * * * * * (d) Digital broadcast television transmission standard. Effective [120 days after publication in the Federal Register] transmission of digital broadcast television (DTV) signals shall comply with the standards for such transmissions set forth in ATSC A/52: ``ATSC Standard Digital Audio Compression (AC-3)'' (incorporated by reference, see § 73.8000), ATSC Doc. A/53B, Revision B with Amendment 1 and Amendment 2: ``ATSC Digital Television Standard,'' except for Section 5.1.2 (``Compression format constraints'') of Annex A (``Video Systems Characteristics'') and the phrase ``see Table 3'' in Section 5.1.1. Table 2 and Section 5.1.2 Table 4 (incorporated by reference, see § 73.8000), and ATSC A/65B: ``ATSC Program and System Information Protocol for
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  • B. We find good cause for the rules, forms and procedures adopted in this Report and Order to be effective upon publication of the summary of the Report and Order in the Federal Register to ensure that full power television stations can meet the statutory deadline for transitioning to all digital service, except for rule sections 47 C.F.R. §§ 73.682(d), 73.8000(b), and 73.9000(k), provided, however, that the rules, forms and procedures described in paragraph 205, supra, contain information collection requirements subject to the PRA and are not effective until approved by the OMB. The Commission will publish a notice in the Federal Register announcing when OMB approval for these rules and forms has been received. Rule sections 47 C.F.R. §§ 73.682(d),
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  • earlier than 90 and no later than 60 days prior to the relevant construction deadline, absent a showing of sufficient reasons for filing within less than 60 days of the relevant construction deadline. * * * * * 4. Amend § 73.682(d) to read as follows: Section 73.682 TV transmission standards * * * * * ). 5. Amend § 73.8000(b)(2) and (3) to read as follows: Section 73.8000 Incorporation by reference. * * * * * (b) * * * (1) * * * , except for section 5.1.2 of Annex A, and the phrase "see Table A-3" in section 5.1.1. TableA2 and section 5.1.3 2 Table A4. . * * * * * APPENDIX B Proposed Changes to FCC
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  • Part 73 continues to read as follows: 2. Section 73.682 is amended by revising subsection (d) to read as follows: (d) Digital broadcast television transmission standard. Effective May 29, 2008 transmission of digital broadcast television (DTV) signals shall comply with the standards for such transmissions set forth in ATSC A/52: ``ATSC Standard Digital Audio Compression (AC-3)'' (incorporated by reference, see §73.8000), ATSC A/53, Parts 1-4 and 6: 2007 ``ATSC Digital Television Standard,'' (January 3, 2007), and ATSC A/53, Part 5: 2010 ``ATSC Digital Television Standard,'' (July 6, 2010), except for section 6.1.2 (``Compression Format Constraints'') of A/53 Part 4: 2007 (``MPEG-2 Video Systems Characteristics'') and the phrase ``see Table 6.2'' in section 6.1.1 Table 6.1 and section 6.1.3 Table 6.3 (incorporated
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  • * * * * * (e) Transmission of commercial advertisements by television broadcast station. (1) Mandatory compliance with ATSC A/85. Effective December 13, 2012, television broadcast stations must comply with the Advanced Television Systems Committee (ATSC) A/85: ``ATSC Recommended Practice: Techniques for Establishing and Maintaining Audio Loudness for Digital Television'' (July 25, 2011) (``ATSC A/85 RP'') (incorporated by reference, see §73.8000), insofar as it concerns the transmission of commercial advertisements. ATSC A/85 RP is available from ATSC, 1750 K Street, N.W., Suite 1200, Washington, DC 20006, or at the ATSC Web site: http://www.atsc.org/standards.html. (2) Commercials inserted by station. A television broadcast station that installs, utilizes, and maintains in a commercially reasonable manner the equipment and associated software to comply with ATSC
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  • Part 73 continues to read as follows: 2. Section 73.682 is amended by revising subsection (d) to read as follows: (d) Digital broadcast television transmission standard. Effective May 29, 2008 transmission of digital broadcast television (DTV) signals shall comply with the standards for such transmissions set forth in ATSC A/52: ``ATSC Standard Digital Audio Compression (AC-3)'' (incorporated by reference, see §73.8000), ATSC A/53, Parts 1-4 and 6: 2007 ``ATSC Digital Television Standard,'' (January 3, 2007), and ATSC A/53, Part 5: 2010 ``ATSC Digital Television Standard,'' (July 6, 2010), except for section 6.1.2 (``Compression Format Constraints'') of A/53 Part 4: 2007 (``MPEG-2 Video Systems Characteristics'') and the phrase ``see Table 6.2'' in section 6.1.1 Table 6.1 and section 6.1.3 Table 6.3 (incorporated
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  • 334 and 336. 2. Amend §73.682 by adding paragraph (e) to read as follows: § 73.682 TV transmission standards. * * * * * . (2) A television broadcast station that installs, utilizes, and maintains in a commercially reasonable manner the equipment and associated software to comply with ATSC A/85 shall be deemed in compliance with this section. 3. Amend §73.8000 by adding paragraph (b)(5) to read as follows: § 73.8000 Incorporation by reference. * * * * * (5) ATSC A/85: ``ATSC Recommended Practice: Techniques for Establishing and Maintaining Audio Loudness for Digital Television,'' (May 25, 2011), IBR approved for §73.682. * * * * * PART 76 - Multichannel Video and Cable Television Service. 1. The authority citation for