COMMISSION PRESENTATION

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MEDIA BUREAU
COMMISSION PRESENTATION January 20, 2006
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MEDIA BUREAU

• 2005 Milestones
• Progress in the DTV Transition
• Increased MVPD Competition
• Improved Spectrum Management
• Broadband Deployment
• Disaster Relief

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DTV Transition
Availability of Digital Programming
HOMES PASSED by CABLE HDTV SERVICE
DIGITAL BROADCASTERS

• 1,550 Stations Broadcasting
• 90 Built-Out
• 1st Round Channel Election
• Process Completed

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DTV Transition
Support of Consumer Investment
CONSUMER PURCHASES OF DTV EQUIPMENT
FCC ACTIONS

• Consumer Education
• Campaign
• DTV Tuner Order
• Plug-n-Play Reporting
• Requirements

• DTV EQUIPMENT SOLD
• CUM. DTV HOUSEHOLDS

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COMPETITION
Growth of MVPD Subscribers
1993
1999
2005
VIEWERS SOURCE OF PROGRAMMING

• OVER-THE-AIR
• CABLE SUBSCRIBERS

• DBS SUBSCRIBERS
• OTHER MVPDS

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COMPETITION

• Implementation of Satellite Home Viewer and
  Extension Reauthorization Act
• Review of Cable Franchising Process for New
  Entrants (e.g., telcos)
• Ongoing Review of Adelphia Transaction

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SPECTRUM
Facilitate Deployment of Services
DIGITAL AUDIO BROADCASTING AUTHORIZATIONS

• Proposed Radio
• Licensing Streamline
• Issued New FM Permits
• Clarified LPFM Rules
• Processed Broadcast
• Renewals

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BROADBAND

• Cable Modem Service

GROWTH in SUBSCRIBERS

• Availability 105 Million
• Households
• Subscribers 23 Million
• Brand X Decision

(millions)
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DISASTER RELIEF

• Granted 53 Waivers to Affected Broadcasters
  Within
• Days of Landfall
• Granted 18 Special Temporary Authorizations
• Examples of Relief Provided
• Authorized Salvation Army operation of LPFM
• Granted noncommercial stations authority to
  interrupt regular programming for fundraising
  efforts
• Authorized LPFM broadcast to Katrina evacuees in
  Houston Astrodome

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2006 PREVIEW

• TO DO
• FACILITATE DTV TRANSITION
• ROLL-OUT OF DIGITAL RADIO
• AUCTION FM ALLOTMENTS
• INITIATE 2006 OWNERSHIP
• REVIEW

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