Transcript Rights of Way Notice of Inquiry WC Docket No. 11-59

SCAN NATOA
th
16 Annual Spring Conference
and Star Awards
June 21, 2012
Legislative/Regulatory
Update
The FCC
Rights of Way Notice of Inquiry
WC Docket No. 11-59
Major issued raised:
 Wireless Deployment – DAS;
collocation
 Use of consultants
 ROW compensation
 Development of best practices
Over-the-Air Reception Devices Rule
(OTARD)
MB Docket No. 12-121; CSR 8541-O
Challenge to City of Philadelphia dish
siting ordinance
 Petition for declaratory ruling that
OTARD rules also apply to “common
areas” of private property

Universal Service Reform
WC Docket Nos. 10-90, 11-41, 03-109, 05337, 12-23; WT Docket No. 10-208
FCC orders reforms to help deploy
broadband services to rural America
 Potential use of USF savings to finance
digital learning programs via a wide
variety of community-based
organizations, including PEG centers

Encryption of Basic Service Tier
MB Docket No. 11-169
Protection for ALL subscribers
 Subscriber notification
 Protection from bill shock
 Free set top boxes
 Protection for PEG
 Commission review for
consumer impact

Definition of “MVPD” and
“Channel”
MB Docket No. 12-83
Transmission path requirement
• Regulatory benefits v. obligations
• Unintended consequences
• Competition and innovation
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Intergovernmental Advisory
Committee
Members include:
NATOA Immediate Past President Ken
Fellman
 NATOA members Gary Resnick (Wilton
Manors, FL), and Bruce Regal and
Radhika Karmarkar (New York City)
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On the Hill
Middle Class Tax Relief and
Job Creation Act of 2012
Public Law 112-96
Provides D Block spectrum and
$7 billion in funding to build a
nationwide, interoperable public
safety wireless broadband
network
Creation of First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet) to
oversee development of network
FCC’s Auction Authority extended an additional 10 years
Incentive Based Auctions & Auction capability for federal
spectrum
Between $100-$300 million for Public Safety R&D
$135 million for State and Local Implementation Grant Program
(SLIP)
$115 million for Next Generation 9-1-1 (NG9-1-1) technologies
15 Member Board of Directors:
3 Federal Members (DHS, DOJ, and OMB)
3 individuals to represent collective interests of States, locals,
tribes, and territories
3 individuals who have served as public safety professionals
6 Other (could include state, local, public safety, commercial,
other)
Secretary of Commerce will make the appointments for nonFederal members
By law, FirstNet must consult with regional, state, tribal
and local jurisdictions to carry out its statutorily
defined duties. These include:
- Placement of towers and other assets
- Core and RAN build out
- The hardening, security and resiliency of the network
- Public-public and public-private partnerships
- State and local input is crucial for the success of the
nationwide broadband network.
NTIA and FirstNet shall create a grant program to assist
state, regional, tribal, and local jurisdictions to identify
and plan the most effective way to utilize and integrate
the infrastructure, equipment, and other architecture
associated with the nationwide PSBN.
The grant program will:
Define eligible costs
Determine the scope of eligible activities
Prioritize grants for activities that ensure coverage in rural as
well as urban areas
$135 Million in funding (Federal Share wont exceed
80% of eligible costs)
Marketplace Fairness Act
S. 1832
Would permit states and local
governments to collect sales and
use taxes on Internet remote
sales
What’s Next?
Farm Bill – Any $ for Broadband?
• Lame Duck Session
• Federal Spectrum Initiatives
• Rewrite of the Telecom Act
• Telecom Tax Reform
• Future of Online Video
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