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ARTICLE · 04 JULY 2022

FCC Seeks Comment On Status Of ATSC 3.0 Transition

Wiley Rein
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On June 22, 2022, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) adopted a Third Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (FNPRM) that seeks comment on the state of the Next Generation Television...

United StatesMedia, Telecoms, IT, Entertainment
John M. Burgett
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Stephanie Rigizadeh
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On June 22, 2022, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) adopted a Third Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (FNPRM) that seeks comment on the state of the Next Generation Television (Next Gen TV or ATSC 3.0) transition. The FCC also seeks comment on the potential sunset of the “substantially similar” simulcasting requirement and the requirement for Next Gen TV broadcasters to comply with the ATSC A/322 technical standard.

Background

In the 2017 First Next Gen TV Report and Order (2017 Order), the Commission authorized broadcasters to use Next Gen TV on a voluntary, market-driven basis.

Currently, any broadcaster transmitting an ATSC 3.0 signal must continue to air at least its primary stream using the current-generation DTV, or ATSC 1.0, standard through a “local simulcasting” arrangement with another station. The simulcasting requirement is necessary, according to the FCC, because the ATSC 3.0 standard is not “backwards compatible,” so

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