Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Since its founding in the early 1900s in Seattle, Washington, Davis Wright Tremaine has continued to grow and change in response to the needs of its clients. Today the firm is organized by practice industry groups, and offers a wide range of legal services to regional, national and international clients through offices in Washington, Oregon, Alaska, California, Washington D.C., New York and Shanghai, China. A state-of-the-art communications network provides our clients the benefit of immediate access to shared knowledge, experience and resources of attorneys firm-wide. Dedicated to a tradition of public and professional service, the people of Davis Wright Tremaine are active in professional groups at the national, state and local levels.

FCC Begins Formal Inquiry into Arbitron PPM Audience Measurement
June 13, 2009
The FCC today issued a Notice of Inquiry into the use of the Portable People Meter technology of radio audience measurement now being rolled out by Arbitron in radio markets throughout the country.

Bankruptcy Wipes Out FCC Fine
David D. Oxenford, June 11, 2009
In a case released this week, the FCC decided to forgive a fine that had been imposed on a radio station for not timely filing its license renewal (and for operating after the license expired without authority).

Broadband Stimulus Update: FCC Rural Broadband Report; Expanded Lobbying Restrictions from Obama Administration
James M. Smith, Maria T. Browne, Maurita K. Coley, K.C. Halm, June 11, 2009
These two recent developments will have a substantial affect on broadband providers as they work within the guidelines of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act ("Stimulus Act") to maximize broadband deployment nationwide.