NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERS for NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERS

Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV COM

Issues concerning broadcast localism. Issues concerning newly proposed user fees for communications spectrum. Issues concerning the inclusion of FM receiver chips in mobile phones. Issues concerning a delay of the DTV transition deadline and related consumer education and outreach initiatives. Issues relating to the reinstatement of tax incentives for the sale of communications properties to socially disadvantaged entities. Issues relating to the reauthorization of the Satellite Home Viewer Reauthorization and Extension Act. Issues relating to proposals which would allow cable and satellite television companies to offer out-of-market broadcast programming. Issues relating to the reinstatement of fairness doctrine policies. H.R.927: Satellite Consumers Right to Local Channels Act, legislation to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to expand satellite carriage of local television signals, and for other purposes All provisions. H.R.985: Free Flow of Information Act of 2009, to maintain the free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by certain persons connected with the news media All provisions. H.R.1084: the Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation Act, a bill to require the Federal Communications Commission to prescribe a standard to preclude commercials from being broadcast at louder volumes than the program material they accompany- All provisions. H.R.1147: Local Community Radio Act of 2009 All provisions. H.R.2903: DTV Cliff Effect Assistance Act of 2009, to establish an assistance program for the construction of digital TV translators to fill coverage gaps that are created from the transition from analog to digital signals All provisions. H.R.2994: a bill to reauthorize the Satellite Home Viewer Extension and Reauthorization Act of 2004, and for other purposes- All provisions. S.448: Free Flow of Information Act of 2009, to maintain the free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by certain persons connected with the news media All provisions. S.592: Local Community Radio Act of 2009 All provisions. S.649: Radio Spectrum Inventory Act, a bill to require an inventory of radio spectrum bands managed by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration and the Federal Communications Commission- All provisions. S.899: DTV Cliff Effect Assistance Act of 2009, to establish an assistance program for the construction of digital TV translators to fill coverage gaps that are created from the transition from analog to digital signals All provisions. Before the National Economic Council: Issues concerning the DTV transition deadline and related consumer education and outreach initiatives. Before the Department of Homeland Security: Issues concerning the inclusion of FM receiver chips in mobile phones. Issues relating to the implementation of Common Alerting Protocol. Before the National Telecommunications and Information Administration: Issues concerning the DTV transition deadline and related consumer education and outreach initiatives. In the Matter of Safe, Efficient Use and Preservation of the Navigable Airspace, Docket No. FAA-2006-25002. Before the Office of Management and Budget: Procedures for communications by registered lobbyists with administrative agency officials regarding policies and applications impacted by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. Before the Federal Communications Commission: Issues concerning the inclusion of FM receiver chips in mobile phones. Issues relating to the implementation of Common Alerting Protocol. Issues concerning the status of the transition to digital television and consumer awareness. Procedures for communications by registered lobbyists with administrative agency officials regarding policies and applications impacted by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. In the Matter of 2002 Biennial Regulatory Review Review of the Commissions Broadcast Ownership Rules and Other Rules Adopted Pursuant to Section 202 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996, MB 02-277 In the Matter of 2006 Quadrennial Regulatory Review Review of the Commissions Broadcast Ownership Rules and Other Rules Adopted Pursuant to Section 202 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996, MB 06-121 In the Matter of Additional Spectrum for Unlicensed Devices; ET Docket No. 02-380 In the Matter of Amendment of Part 1 of the Commission's Rules Regarding Environmental Compliance Procedures for Processing Antenna Structure Registration Applications, WT Docket No. 08-61 In the Matter of Amendment of Service and Eligibility for FM Broadcast Translator Stations, MB Docket No. 07-172 In the Matter of Cross-Ownership of Broadcast Stations and Newspapers, MM 01-235 In the Matter of Definition of Radio Markets, MM 00-244 In the Matter of Effects of Communications Towers on Migratory Birds, WT Docket No. 03-187 In the Matter of Fourteenth Annual Assessment of the Status of Competition in the Market for the Delivery of Video Programming, MB Docket No. 07-269 In the Matter of Implementation of the Child Safe Viewing Act; Examination of Parental Control Technologies for Video or Audio Programming, MB Docket No. 09-26 In the Matter of Petition for Rule Making of the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials, RM-11531 In the Matter of Petition for Rulemaking to Amend the Land Mobile-TV Sharing Rules in the 470-512 MHz Band, RM-11527 In the Matter of Promoting Diversification of Ownership in the Broadcasting Services; MB Docket No. 07-294 In the Matter of Rules and Policies Concerning Multiple Ownership of Radio Broadcast Stations in Local Markets, MM 01-317 In the Matter of Unlicensed Operation in the TV Broadcast Bands; ET Docket No. 04-186 In the Matter of Waiver Requests by Clarity Media Systems, LLC to Operate CARS Stations at Flying J Travel Plazas; DA No. 07-1946 In the Matter of Ways to Further Section 257 Mandate and To Build on Earlier Studies, MB 04-228

Contacted: SENATE; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Natl Economic Council (NEC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Library of Congress (LOC)

Bills named: H.R. 985 (111th), H.R. 2903 (111th), S. 592 (111th), S. 899 (111th), H.R. 1084 (111th), S. 649 (111th), H.R. 2994 (111th), H.R. 1147 (111th), S. 448 (111th), H.R. 927 (111th)

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

H.Con.Res.49: Supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act - All provisions. H.R.848: The Performance Rights Act - All provisions. S.379: The Performance Rights Act - All provisions. S.Con.Res.14: Supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act - All provisions. H.R.2344: Webcaster Settlement Act of 2009, to amend section 114 of title 17, United States Code, to provide for agreements for the reproduction of performance of sound recordings by webcasters All provisions. S.1145: Webcaster Settlement Act of 2009, to amend section 114 of title 17, United States Code, to provide for agreements for the reproduction of performance of sound recordings by webcasters All provisions. Before the US Patent and Trademark Office: Positions of the United States before the World Intellectual Property Organization concerning a broadcasters' treaty and new international standards for exceptions and limitations to copyright. Before the Copyright Royalty Board: In the Matter of Digital Performance Right in Sound Recordings and Ephemeral Recordings, RM 2009-1 Notice and Recordkeeping for Use of Sound Recordings under Statutory License, Docket No. 2008-7

Contacted: Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); SENATE; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Library of Congress (LOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)

Bills named: S. 379 (111th), S.Con.Res. 14 (111th), H.R. 2344 (111th), S. 1145 (111th), H.Con.Res. 49 (111th), H.R. 848 (111th)

Advertising ADV

Issues relating to direct-to-consumer advertising.

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Library of Congress (LOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA)