FCC Says TV Ownership Rules Don’t Apply to Broadcast Internet via 3.0
Reprinted from TV Technology
By Michael Balderston
Commission also seeking comments on new uses for NextGen TV
WASHINGTON—The FCC announced today that it will not apply long-standing TV station ownership restrictions to the lease of spectrum to provide “Broadcast Internet” services via the new ATSC 3.0 advanced television standard.
This decision comes in the form of a Declaratory Ruling approved unanimously during the FCC’s June Open Commission meeting. It allows a broadcast TV licensee to lease spectrum to another broadcaster (including one in the same geographic market) or to a third party for ancillary and supplementary service without triggering the FCC’s broadcast attribution or ownership rules.
FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr previewed the commission’s initiative last month…. Keep Reading on TVTechnology.com
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