October 26, 2001
Federal Agency Permits Public TV to Include Advertising in New Digital Services
The Federal Communications Commission decided this month to allow public-television stations, including those operated by colleges, to sell advertisements on any supplemental services they offer through the new digital-television spectrum.
The government has allotted every television station a portion of the broadcast spectrum that is large enough to accommodate both a digital broadcast signal and additional digital services, such as distance-education courses, subscription video, and
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