Standards and Regulations

Our work has contributed to, and positively affected:

• FCC: 47 CFR 73.682 – TV transmission standards
  • Subpart (d): Digital broadcast television transmission standard.
  • Subpart (f): Next Gen TV broadcast television transmission standard.
• U.S. CONGRESS
  • Digital Transition and Public Safety Act of 2005
• U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
  • National Telecommunications and Information Administration
  • 47 CFR Part 301 – Digital-to-Analog Converter Box Coupon Program
    • (“Final Rule“)
• ATSC 3.0
  • Standard A/300:2017, ATSC 3.0 System
  • Standard A/341:2017, Video—HEVC
  • Standard A/342 Part 1:2017, Audio Common Elements
  • Standard A/342 Part 3:2017, MPEG-H System

We have provided in-depth analyses of government regulations, including:

• FCC Rules
• Twenty-First Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act (CVAA)
• FAA Regulations
• NTIA Rules

We have successfully obtained:

• NTIA Product Certification
• FCC Waiver of Part 15 Analog Tuner Requirement

We have produced, submitted, and advised on policy-shaping filings regarding:

• DTV Transition
• Analog Tuner Requirement / All-Channel Receiver Act
• FCC Proceedings Regarding NEXT GENERATION TV
• Cable Compatibility and Cable Navigation Devices
• FAA NPRM on Small Unmanned Aerial Systems