CommLaw Monitor
July 2017 FCC Meeting Recap: FCC Expands Video Described Programming Requirement
In advance of its July Open Meeting, the Federal Communications Commission (Commission) unanimously adopted a Report and Order (Order) that revises the rules requiring certain video programming providers to make video…
FCC Grants Honda Twenty Month Extension to Comply with Video Accessibility Rules
On March 16, 2017, the Federal Communications Commission’s Media Bureau (Bureau) released a Memorandum Opinion and Order (Order) addressing Honda Motor Co., Ltd’s (Honda) January 2017 petition for limited waiver of…
FCC Considers Investigation of 911 Mobile Device Apps
On December 19, 2016, the Federal Communications Commission’s (Commission) Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau (Bureau) issued a Public Notice (Notice) seeking comment on a letter from the National Association…
Honda Waiver Request Highlights FCC’s Broad Disabilities Access Authority and Requirements
Last week, the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC or Commission) Media Bureau released a Public Notice (Notice) seeking comment on a petition for limited waiver of the Commission’s rules filed by Honda Motor…
FCC Allows Wireless Carriers and Device Manufacturers to Replace Text Telephony with Real-Time Text Technology
On December 15, 2016, at the last Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) Open Meeting under Chairman Tom Wheeler’s tenure, the Commission voted unanimously to adopt a Report and Order (Order) and Further…