FCC Expands Over-the-Air Reception Devices Rule and Preempts Chicago Ordinance
Wednesday, January 20, 2021 The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) recently issued two orders regarding its Over-the-Air Reception Devices Rule (OTARD Rule), which protects the ability of antenna users to install and use over-the-air reception devices to receive Internet access services, local television broadcast signals, and video programming. 1 First, the FCC expanded the scope of the OTARD Rule to include certain hub and relay antennas that previously had been excluded because they could be used to transmit signals to multiple customer locations.Second, the FCC invalidated...
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