2006 Annual Report

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MEDIA BUREAU
2006 Annual Report January 17, 2007
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MEDIA BUREAU
Mission Statement The Media Bureau develops,
recommends and administers the policy and
licensing programs relating to electronic media,
including cable television, broadcast television,
and radio in the United States and its
territories. The Media Bureau also handles
post-licensing matters regarding Direct Broadcast
Satellite service.
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COMPETITION
Cable Rates and the CPI, 1995-2005
2.00
100
Cable Price (basic-plus-expanded basic)
CPI
1.80
80
Cable 2005 43.04
1.60
60
1.40
40
Normalized Price
1.20
20
Cable 1995 22.35
1.00
0
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
Year
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COMPETITION
Average Price for Cable Programming as of January
1, 2005 by Basis for Finding that Statutory Test
for Effective Competition has been Met
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COMPETITION

• Adelphia Time Warner Comcast
• License Transfers
• Facilitate Resolution of Bankruptcy Proceeding
• Accelerate Deployment of VoIP/Advanced Services
• Approved Subject to Remedial Conditions
• Non-exclusivity for Comcast and Time Warner RSNs
• Commercial Arbitration Remedy for RSN Disputes
• Commercial Arbitration Remedy for Leased Access
  Disputes

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BROADBAND

• High Speed Internet Access
• Increase Access to Broadband Across Multiple
  Platforms
• Sec. 621 Proceeding
• Enhance Video Competition and Broadband
  Deployment
• Annual Video Competition Report
• Monitor Industry Developments and Report MVPD
  Data

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DTV Transition
DTV Stations Authorized to be on the Air
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DTV Transition
Increasing Investment in Digital Television
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SPECTRUM
Digital Terrestrial Radio
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SPECTRUM

• Broadcast Licensing
• 27,654 Total Broadcast Stations
• 15,541 Applications Processed, including
• 5,472 Renewals
• 594 New Facilities
• 3,737 License Modifications
• 2,750 Transfers and Assignments

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Media Ownership

• 2006 Quadrennial Review
• Review of the FCCs Broadcast Ownership Rules
• Large Public Record Generated
• 10 Economic Studies Commissioned by the FCC
• Field Hearings in L.A. and Nashville
• More Field Hearings Planned

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