During the past two Congresses, some members of Congress, at the behest of the big record labels, introduced a bill to impose a performance tax on local radio broadcasters. The Performance Rights Act...
NAB continues to work with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Congress and the cellular industry to promote the inclusion of radio receivers in mobile handsets for the benefit of mobile...
Virtually all states provide, either by statute or by judicial decision, protections to journalists so that they are not forced to reveal the identity of confidential sources. In federal courts, ...
Advertising revenue is critical to local TV and radio stations that rely on those dollars to serve local communities with vital news and information and high quality entertainment. As Congress...
Local radio and television stations believe localism is best sustained by permitting broadcasters to compete effectively in the digital multichannel marketplace. Allowing stations to compete in the...
In a response to growing complaints about poor cable service and high rates, Congress passed the 1992 Cable Act, which intended to curb cable rates that were excessively increasing and far outpacing...
Wireless companies and others claim that current amounts of spectrum allocated for high speed wireless Internet service are not sufficient to meet the expected increase in consumer demand over the...
The Satellite Television Extension and Localism Act (STELA) enables satellite carriers to retransmit the signals of distant television network stations and superstations to satellite dish owners for...