Archives

Advisory Committee on Public Interest Obligations of Digital Broadcasters


March 2 Meeting Material


  • Agenda

  • Summary minutes

  • Transcript

  • RealAudio archive, from the Annenberg School for Communication

  • Federal Register Notice
  • The fourth meeting of the Advisory Committee on Public Interest Obligations of Digital Television Broadcasters was held on March 2 at the Annenberg School for Communication in Los Angeles, CA.

    The following materials were distributed to Advisory Committee members in preparation for and at the meeting. Links are provided to documents available in electronic form. Please note that this site includes links to private and other public sites that contain related information, public comments provided to the Committee, statements of Committee panel members, and other material that may be of interest to the public. Provision of these links does not express or imply endorsement by the Commerce Department, NTIA, or the Advisory Committee.
    • Biographies of the panelists
    • Remarks of Jerry Isenberg, Chairman, Caucus for Producers, Directors and Writers
    • Remarks of Kelley L. Carpenter, Board Member, Southern California Indian Center
    • Remarks of Marian Rees, Marian Rees Associates, Inc. and Co-Chair, National Council for Families and Television
    • The Unconstitutionality of Federally Mandated "Free Air Time": A Summary Prepared for The National Association of Broadcasters, submitted by P. Cameron DeVore, Senior Partner, Davis Write Tremaine LLP
    • "ATSC DTV Format Comparison," submitted by Jim Goodmon, President and CEO of Capitol Broadcasting Company
    • "Public Interest Obligations of Cable TV and Direct Broadcast Satellite Operators," submitted by Gigi Sohn, Executive Director of the Media Access Project
    • Public comment submissions
      • Public comment via electronic mail (January 14, 1998 to February 24, 1998)
      • Free Air Time for Candidates and the First Amendment, authored by Rodney A. Smolla and submitted by The Media Institute. Available on the website of the Media Institute.
      • Public Interest Obligations and First Principles, authored by Laurence H. Winer and submitted by The Media Institute. Available on the website of the Media Institute.
      • Toward a New Approach to Public Interest Regulation of Digital Broadcasting: A Preliminary Report of The Aspen Institute Working Group on Digital Broadcasting and the Public Interest, authored by Angela Campbell and submitted by the Aspen Institute. Available on the website of the Aspen Institute

    Committee information, meeting minutes, and documents produced for and by the Committee are available on this site and can also be obtained by emailing piac@ntia.doc.gov, by calling 202-4828056, or by written request to:
    Karen Edwards
    Advisory Committee on Public Interest Obligations of Digital Television Broadcasters
    NTIA - Room 4720
    U.S. Department of Commerce
    Washington, DC 20230


    Return to PIAC homepage



    Navigation Bar NTIA Home Domestic International Spectrum Grants Research

    UPDATED 7-24-98