Federal Communications Commission
This document begins the Commission's third periodic review of the transition of the nation's broadcast television system from analog to digital television. It provides a progress report on the DTV transition and considers the procedures and rule changes necessary to ensure that broadcasters timely complete their transitions. Congress has mandated that after February 17, 2009, full-power television broadcast stations must transmit only digital signals, and may no longer transmit analog signals. This document considers how to ensure that broadcasters complete construction of their final, post-transition (digital) facilities by the statutory deadline.
Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Federal Communications Commission 47 CFR Part 73 [MB Docket No. 07-91; FCC 07-70] AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission. ACTION: Proposed rule. SUMMARY: This document begins the Commission's third periodic review of the transition of the nation's broadcast television system from analog to digital television. It provides a progress report on the DTV transition and considers the procedures and rule changes necessary to ensure that broadcasters timely complete their transitions. Congress has mandated that after February 17, 2009, full-power television broadcast stations must transmit only digital signals, and may no longer transmit analog signals. This document considers how to ensure that broadcasters complete construction of their final, post-transition (digital) facilities by the statutory deadline. DATES: Comments are due on or before August 8, 2007; reply comments are due on or before August 23, 2007. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by MB Docket No. 07-91, by any of the following methods: Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov . Follow the instructions for submitting comments. Federal Communications Commission's Web Site: http://www.fcc.gov/​cgb/​ecfs/​ . Filers should follow the instructions provided on the website for submitting comments. For ECFS filers, if multiple docket or rulemaking numbers appear in the caption of this proceeding, filers must transmit one electronic copy of the comments for each docket or rulemaki…
Other Federal Register documents from the same docket.
Third Periodic Review of the Commission's Rules and Policies Affecting the Conversion to Digital Television
Third Periodic Review of the Commission's Rules and Policies Affecting the Conversion to Digital Television
Third Periodic Review of the Commission's Rules and Policies Affecting the Conversion to Digital Television
Third Periodic Review of the Commission's Rules and Policies Affecting the Conversion to Digital Television
Third Periodic Review of the Commission's Rules and Policies Affecting the Conversion to Digital Television
Citation: 72 FR 37310
