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FCC Enforcement Monitor February 2023

Pillsbury’s communications lawyers have published the FCC Enforcement Monitor monthly since 1999 to inform our clients of notable FCC enforcement actions against FCC license holders and others. This month’s issue includes: Failure to File License Renewal Application Results in Cancelled License Call Provider Receives Cease-and-Desist Letter From FCC for Apparently…

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FCC Enforcement Monitor January 2023

Pillsbury’s communications lawyers have published FCC Enforcement Monitor monthly since 1999 to inform our clients of notable FCC enforcement actions against FCC license holders and others. This month’s issue includes: TV Network Draws Proposed Fine of $504,000 for Transmitting False EAS Tones FCC Cites Equipment Supplier for Marketing Unauthorized Devices…

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FCC Adopts Rules Requiring Broadband Providers to Display Point-of-Sale Labels and Proposes New Rules Promoting Equal Access to Broadband Services

Broadband Providers Required to Display Point of Sale Labels On November 17, 2022, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) released a Report and Order (Order) adopting rules requiring broadband internet service providers (ISPs or providers) to prominently display labels disclosing information about broadband prices, rates, data allowances and broadband speeds. The…

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FCC Enforcement Monitor December 2022

Pillsbury’s communications lawyers have published FCC Enforcement Monitor monthly since 1999 to inform our clients of notable FCC enforcement actions against FCC license holders and others.  This month’s issue includes: Violations of Environmental, Historic Preservation, and Tribal Notification Rules Lead to $950,000 Penalty Proposed $300 Million Fine Follows Largest-Ever FCC…

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FCC Enforcement Monitor September 2022

Pillsbury’s communications lawyers have published FCC Enforcement Monitor monthly since 1999 to inform our clients of notable FCC enforcement actions against FCC license holders and others.  This month’s issue includes: Tower Owners Cited for Unsafe and Improperly Registered Tower FCC Fines LPFM for Unauthorized Operation, Failure to Admit FCC Agents,…

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New Fee Filing System Adds to September 28 FCC Regulatory Fee Deadline Challenges

The FCC released its Report and Order adopting the final amounts that regulatees must pay in annual regulatory fees for FY2022, and opened the filing window for making those payments. The window closes at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on September 28, 2022. If paying the fees wasn’t challenging enough, as…

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FCC Enforcement Monitor August 2022

Pillsbury’s communications lawyers have published FCC Enforcement Monitor monthly since 1999 to inform our clients of notable FCC enforcement actions against FCC license holders and others. This month’s issue includes: Sponsorship ID Violations Lead to Consent Decree With $60,000 Payment Unauthorized Station Transfers and Silent Stations Result in $25,000 Civil…

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FCC Enforcement Monitor February 2022

Pillsbury’s communications lawyers have published FCC Enforcement Monitor monthly since 1999 to inform our clients of notable FCC enforcement actions against FCC license holders and others. This month’s issue includes: FCC Orders Dismantling of Unlit Arkansas Tower New York Man Ordered to Cease Operating Interference-Causing Device Louisiana Corporation Fined for…

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FCC Enforcement Monitor January 2022

Pillsbury’s communications lawyers have published FCC Enforcement Monitor monthly since 1999 to inform our clients of notable FCC enforcement actions against FCC license holders and others. This month’s issue includes: Telecommunications Carrier Pays $3.8 Million To Resolve 911 Outage Investigation FCC Reduces Fine for Late-Filed License Renewal Application Arkansas Radio…

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FCC Enforcement Monitor November 2021

Pillsbury’s communications lawyers have published FCC Enforcement Monitor monthly since 1999 to inform our clients of notable FCC enforcement actions against FCC license holders and others. This month’s issue includes: Florida Broadcaster Pays $20,000 for Unauthorized Tower Construction Work Colorado Broadcaster Issued Notice of Violation for Operating FM Translator on…