February 3, 2012 Last month, the FCC adopted rules that will require closed captioning for video programming shown on television with closed captions and distributed using IP (Internet protocol) technology. The FCC adopted these rules in response to Congress’s directive in the 21st Century Video Accessibility Act.
February 3, 2012 FCC regulations require that cable operators provide certain notices to subscribers, broadcast stations, local franchise authorities, and the FCC.
February 3, 2012 Cable operators must file with the U.S. Copyright Office their Statement of Accounts (Form SA1-2 or SA3) and pay any royalty fees due for the July 2011 – December 2011 accounting period by March 1, 2012.
CPNI Officer’s Certificate Due On or Before March 1, 2012
February 3, 2012 The FCC’s CPNI rules require that an officer of an interconnected VoIP provider file an annual certificate with the FCC stating that the officer has personal knowledge that the provider has established operating procedures adequate to ensure compliance with the FCC’s CPNI rules.
February 3, 2012 The next Form 477 filing is due March 1, 2012 (reporting data as of December 31, 2011). For this filing, the FCC’s electronic system will only recognize 2010 Census tract codes. Further information about the Form 477 and 2010 Census tracts is available online.
January 20, 2012 On January 10, 2012, the FCC released a Report and Order adopting rules requiring that Emergency Alert System (“EAS”) Participants be able to receive and transmit Common Alerting Protocol (“CAP”)-formatted messages. In addition, the FCC took steps to streamline its rules to improve the overall effectiveness of the EAS.