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Executive Order 13081

Amendment to Executive Order No. 13038, Advisory Committee on Public Interest Obligations of Digital Television Broadcasters

This executive order extends the reporting deadline for the Advisory Committee on Public Interest Obligations of Digital Television Broadcasters from June 1, 1998 to October 1, 1998. It makes a single technical amendment to Executive Order 13038 with no other substantive changes.

Federal Register Open PDF 63 FR 24385

Impact dates

  1. Advisory Committee reporting deadline

Key directives

  • Delete 'June 1, 1998' in section 2 of EO 13038
  • Insert 'October 1, 1998' in lieu thereof

Timeline

Immediate

  • Deadline extension takes effect upon signing

Near term (90d)

  • Advisory committee continues operations through extended period
  • Committee must now report by October 1, 1998

Long term

  • Potential delay in FCC digital television public interest policy framework

Risks & tensions

  • Four-month extension suggests committee work was behind schedule or more complex than anticipated
  • Vague whether delay affects FCC's broader digital TV transition timeline
Executive Order 13081: Amendment to Executive Order No. 13038, Advisory Committee on Public Interest Obligations of Digital Television Broadcasters · Executive Orders