FCC Enforcement Monitor February 2024

By |2024-02-26T12:37:53-06:00February 26th, 2024|Legal News|

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: New Hampshire Presidential Primary Deepfake Robocalls Lead to Enforcement Action Against Call Originator TV Broadcaster Faces $720,000 Fine for Failure to Negotiate Retransmission Consent in […]

And They’re Off: FCC Jumps Out of the Gate with Back-to-Back Enforcement Actions and NPRMs

By |2024-01-19T13:05:17-06:00January 19th, 2024|Legal News|

If there was any doubt that the late-2023 confirmation of Anna Gomez as the fifth commissioner would bring a flurry of FCC activity in 2024, the FCC has laid those questions to rest.  In addition to a $150,000 good faith NAL, $500,000 sponsorship ID consent decree, $26,000 EEO report NAL, and some public file NALs, […]

FCC Enforcement Monitor October 2023

By |2023-10-24T10:34:29-05:00October 24th, 2023|Legal News|

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: Seven-Figure Fine Imposed on Pirate Radio Brothers $25,000 Fine Proposed for Kansas Radio Station EEO Rule Violations Satellite Company Enters $150,000 Consent Decree for Orbital […]

FCC Sets September 20 Payment Deadline for Reduced Radio and TV Regulatory Fees

By |2023-08-28T20:50:07-05:00August 28th, 2023|Legal News|

Today the Federal Communications Commission released its annual Public Notice setting the deadline for paying annual regulatory fees.  Payments can be made via the FCC’s Commission Registration System (CORES) beginning today through 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on September 20, 2023. In addition to marking this deadline on their calendars, broadcasters should note with some satisfaction […]

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

By |2022-09-14T17:22:08-05:00September 14th, 2022|Legal News|

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 part of its continuing rollout […]

First Electronic Must-Carry/Retransmission Consent Elections Due October 1

By |2020-09-24T16:28:36-05:00September 24th, 2020|Legal News|

October 1, 2020 is the deadline for TV stations to (1) upload to their online Public Inspection Files their must-carry/retransmission consent carriage election statements for the three-year cycle covering January 1, 2021 to December 31, 2023, and (2) notify MVPDs of any changes to their election status. As we previewed in May, the upcoming October […]

C-Band Lump Sum Election Deadline Extended

By |2020-08-20T16:31:11-05:00August 20th, 2020|Legal News|

On July 30, 2020, the FCC released a Public Notice and Final Cost Category Schedule for the C-Band Relocation, and established August 31, 2020 as the deadline for C-Band earth station licensees to submit their lump sum election notices.  We discussed the Public Notice and Schedule here. In response to a request from the Society […]

C-Band Relocation Cost Schedule Released, With Earth Station Elections Due August 31, 2020

By |2020-08-03T13:41:21-05:00August 3rd, 2020|Legal News|

The FCC took another significant step in the C-Band reallocation process, releasing its Final Cost Category Schedule for Relocation Expenses of C-Band (3.7-4.2 GHz) satellite licensees.  The Public Notice accompanying the cost schedule also established August 31, 2020 as the deadline for C-Band earth station licensees to elect whether they wish to receive a lump […]

Don’t Wait to File Distant Signal Copyright Claims

By |2019-07-23T11:14:17-05:00July 23rd, 2019|Legal News|

As we noted in last week’s post, television stations eligible to file 2018 distant signal copyright royalty claims with the United States Copyright Royalty Board must do so by July 31, 2019.  While that due date still seems far away (especially to those accustomed to the FCC’s real-time electronic filing options) we remind filers to […]

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