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RIN: 3060-AI96

Publication ID: Spring 2009

Title: DTV Consumer Education Initiative (MB Docket No. 07-148)
Abstract: Congress has mandated that after February 17, 2009, full-power broadcast stations must transmit only in digital signals, and may no longer transmit analog signals. From the beginning of the digital transition, the Commission has been committed to working with representatives from industry, public interest groups, and Congress to make the significant benefits of digital broadcasting available to the public. The digital transition will make valuable spectrums available for both public safety uses and expanded wireless competition and innovation. It will also provide consumers with better quality television picture and sound, and make new services available through multicasting. These innovations, however, are dependent upon widespread consumer understanding of the benefits and the mechanics of the transition. While the Commission has been engaged in various DTV outreach efforts, this proceeding was initiated to seek public comment on whether there are additional steps relating to consumer education about the digital transition which the Commission should take.
Agency: Federal Communications Commission(FCC)	Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda	Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Long-Term Actions
Major: Undetermined	Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: Not Yet Determined (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations.)
Legal Authority: 47 USC 154(i) 47 USC 303(r) 47 USC 335 and 336

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action	Date	FR Cite
NPRM	08/16/2007	72 FR 46014
R&O	03/24/2008	73 FR 15431
FNPRM	05/28/2008	73 FR 30591
Order	06/26/2008	73 FR 36282
Next Action Undetermined	To Be Determined

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes	Government Levels Affected: Undetermined
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No
RIN Data Printed in the FR: Yes
Agency Contact: Lyle Elder Attorney, Policy Division, Media Bureau Federal Communications Commission 445 12th Street SW, Washington, DC 20554 Phone:202 418-2120 Email: lyle.elder@fcc.gov