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Advisory Committee on Public Interest Obligations of Digital Broadcasters


September 9, 1998
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        Morning session
        Afternoon session
  • The seventh meeting of the Advisory Committee was held on September 9, 1998 at the Hilton Hotel Crystal City in Arlington, Virginia.


    Meeting material distributed at this meeting:
    • Co-Chairmen's Framework for Recommendations of the Advisory Committee, (submitted by Leslie Moonves, CBS Television, and Norman Ornstein, American Enterprise Institute)

    • Proposal for Minority Participation in Public Interest Obligations of Digital TV Broadcasters (submitted by Jose Luis Ruiz, Independent Producer)

    • A Call for a Minimum Level of Public Interest Requirements and A Voluntary Code for Television Stations, (submitted by James F. Goodmon, Capitol Broadcasting Company)

    • Revised Proposal for Public Interest Obligations, September 1, 1998 (submitted by Gigi Sohn, Media Access Project)

    • Revised draft Broadcaster Code of Conduct and History of the NAB Code, July 7, 1998 (submitted by Cass R. Sunstein, University of Chicago Law School)

    • Election Coverage Guidelines, Hubbard Broadcasting, Inc. Memorandum (submitted by Harold C. Crump, Hubbard Broadcasting)

    • Letter from Frank Cruz, Corporation for Public Broadcasting, September 4, 1998 (diversity of employment and ownership in broadcasting)

    • Letter from Frank Cruz, Corporation for Public Broadcasting, September 3, 1998 (digital must carry)

    • Letter from Cass R. Sunstein, University of Chicago Law School, August 27, 1998

    • Letter Charles Benton, Benton Foundation, August 10, 1998

    • Letter from Robert W. Decherd, A.H. Belo Corporation, August 3, 1998

    • Public comment submissions via electronic mail (June 2, 1998 to September 2, 1998)

    • Public comment from

      • The Media Institute

      • Minnesota Broadcasters Association

      • Working Group on National Disaster Information Systems

    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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