CommLaw Monitor
FCC Sets Stage for Next Spectrum Incentive Auction at April Open Meeting
It’s once again full speed ahead on spectrum and 5G deployment at the FCC, as the agency plans to take action at its next open meeting scheduled for April 12, 2019 on a slew of measures aimed at making additional…
Wait, What Did They Just Say? FCC Provides More Flexibility to Broadcasters for Disclosure Requirements in its Contest Rule
On September 17, 2015, the FCC released a Report and Order with a long-awaited update to the Contest Rule that gives broadcasters substantially more flexibility as to the medium they choose to announce rules for…
Second Circuit Cuts the Cord on Aereo’s Cable Company Argument
Earlier this summer, the Supreme Court overturned a favorable district court ruling, finding that Aereo’s television streaming service violated U.S. Copyright law. After the 6-3 decision, the case was remanded to the…
Supreme Court Backs Broadcasters Over Aereo, But There's More to Come
In a 6-3 decision today, the Supreme Court of the United States held that Aereo’s “watch” streaming service of television broadcasting channels violated the Copyright Act. The decision is a setback for the start-up,…