One week ago (12/2), the American Television Alliance (ATVA) requested a delay in response to a FCC petition for rulemaking that would allow broadcasters, on a voluntary basis, to begin transmitting using the Next Generation TV standard.
The NAB voiced its opinion on Thursday (12/8), stating in a letter to FCC Secretary Marlene Dortch that the Commission should disregard ATVA’s “self-serving anti-consumer stalling” and promptly issue a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that will “encourage innovation and competition in an evolving media and telecommunications ecosystem.”