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October 22
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Federal Register Notice
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The first meeting of the Advisory Committee on Public Interest Obligations
of Digital Television Broadcasters was held on October 22-23, 1997 at the
Department of Commerce in Washington, DC.
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.
- Keynote Address by Vice President Al Gore
- A Primer on Public Interest Obligations of Digital Television Broadcasters, NTIA
- The 'Public Interest' Standard: the Elusive Search for the Holy Grail, Erwin Krasnow of Verner, Liipfert, Bernhard, McPherson & Hand
- "Public Airwave Ownership Was Always a Myth," article by Erwin Krasnow in the Legal Times
- Table of Contents from the National Association of Broadcasters "Legal Guide to Broadcast Law and Regulation," submitted by Erwin Krasnow
- "The Television Code" (July 1981), National Association of Broadcasters, submitted by Jim Goodmon, President and CEO of Capitol Broadcasting Corporation
- Briefing paper on the provisions of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 relevant to advanced television services, NTIA
- "Digital Television," slide presentation by Richard Wiley of Wiley, Rein & Fielding
- Excerpt from the Balanced Budget Act of 1997, provided by NTIA
- Public Comment submissions via email (October 8, 1997 - October 20, 1997)
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 202-482-1880, 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
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