The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has issued a draft Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) outlining a voluntary, market-driven approach for transitioning U.S. television from the current ATSC 1.0 broadcast standard to NextGen TV (ATSC 3.0).
The draft, set for a vote on October 28, 2025, marks a major policy shift—moving away from the mandatory switchovers seen during the analog-to-digital transition in 2009 and instead giving broadcasters full discretion over timing of their transition.
