Those spikes we noted in 4Q complaints at the FCC were in fact related to the introduction of the Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation Act, which requires MVPDs and broadcasters to make sure the volume for ads is at the same level as regular TV (Cfax, 5/14). Even though the law didn’t go into effect until Dec 13, the FCC recorded 4777 loud commercial complaints in Dec. Bill author Anna Eshoo (D-CA), NCTA and NAB weigh in.

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