LEGAL MEMO BY MICHAEL D. BERG
FCC Reinstates Experimental TV Rules
On Feb. 15, the chief of the video division of the FCC’s Media Bureau granted an experimental license to test, among other things, “technological capabilities that could lead to … a future broadcast standard.” This suggests that the reinstated broadcast rules can and will be used to permit testing of a next-generation broadcast standard — a replacement for the current ATSC standard — that would keep broadcast TV competitive as the digital world evolves.
