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DTV Policy and Regulation
Todd Gray, Dow Lohnes & AlbertsonDoug Lung, NBC/Telemundo
When is the End of the Process?> Current Law: 12/31/06 except for areas not
achieving 85% digital receiver penetration> Politics (Revisiting ’96 Act):
> Barton – firm date 2006> Stevens – hard deadline not necessary> Martin – more flexible than previous chairman
What is the Process of the End?> Freeze> Channel Elections/Final Table> City Grade Requirement change> Replication/Maximization> End of Transition> Ultimate Build-out Obligation
What did we Learn from First Round Channel Elections?> Three strong preferences
> Elections favored using high Vs where possible> Existing DTVs over returning to analog
channels> Keeping options open (via selection of low Vs)
> Process very largely completed -- at least 92% of selections are now fixed
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Low VHF High VHF UHF (14-51)
Channel Elections by Band
What are your channel allocation options?> Negotiated channel arrangements> For the “lucky” few who are still in the
game-- look around in Rounds 2 and 3> For all others – wait and see
Where are we on the Nuts and Bolts?> Simulcasting/Minimum DTV schedule> EAS> Closed Captioning> PSIP> V-Chip> Translators
Creative Options for DTV Rollout?> Flash Cuts> Early Surrender of Analog> DTS
MVPD Carriage of DTV Signals?
> Cable> Satellite DBS
