Keenan Adamchak, Author at Tennessee Association of Broadcasters

FCC Releases Guidance on Filing Requests for Waiver, Reduction, Deferral, and Installment Payment Plans for 2020 Regulatory Fees – the Bar Is Still High but FCC Has Streamlined and Loosened Some Requirements

By Keenan Adamchak|2020-09-04T21:16:12-05:00September 4th, 2020|Legal News|

On September 4, 2020, the Federal Communications Commission released a Public Notice laying out the procedures governing the filing of requests for waiver, reduction, deferral, and installment payment plans for the 2020 regulatory fees. As we explained yesterday in our blog post regarding the Federal Communications Commission’s (“FCC” or the “Commission”) Report and Order announcing...… Continue Reading

FCC Announces 2020 Regulatory Fees Calculation, No Widespread Forgiveness for COVID-19 Pandemic

By Keenan Adamchak|2020-09-03T09:13:54-05:00September 3rd, 2020|Legal News|

On August 31, 2020, the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC” or the “Commission”) released its Report and Order (Order) establishing new methodologies for calculating 2020 annual regulatory fees, which are due September 25, 2020. In the Order, the FCC flatly rejected arguments by the National Association of Broadcasters and others that the FCC’s new calculation methodology...… Continue Reading

FCC Proposes $15,000 Penalty for LPFM Violations of Underwriting Rules

By Keenan Adamchak|2020-07-10T10:57:41-05:00July 10th, 2020|Legal News|

On July 2, 2020, the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC” or the “Commission”) issued a Notice of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture (“NAL”) against low power FM (LPFM) broadcast station KELS-LP, Greeley, Colorado, in which it assessed a $15,000 civil penalty for the station’s apparent violations of the prohibition on noncommercial educational (NCE) and LPFM broadcast stations...… Continue Reading

The FCC Announces Major Changes to the Broadcast Local Public Notice Rule

By Keenan Adamchak|2020-05-14T17:58:43-05:00May 14th, 2020|Legal News|

On May 13, 2020, the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC” or the “Commission”) released a Report and Order (“Order”) announcing major changes to the local public notice obligations for broadcast applications. The Order eliminates the obligation to publish a public notice of certain broadcast applications in newspapers. Instead, applicants must now publish such notices online with...… Continue Reading

FCC Eliminates EEO Mid-Term Report for Broadcasters

By Keenan Adamchak|2019-02-15T15:04:07-06:00February 15th, 2019|Legal News|

On February 14, 2019, the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC,” or the “Commission”) released a Report and Order in which it eliminated the requirement that certain broadcast television and radio stations file a Broadcast Mid-Term Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Report (Form 397). As we reported back in January, the FCC found that the Form 397 reporting...… Continue Reading

FCC Proposes Elimination of EEO Mid-Term Report for Broadcasters

By Keenan Adamchak|2019-01-09T11:24:54-06:00January 9th, 2019|Legal News|

On January 3, 2019, the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC” or the “Commission”) released a proposed Report and Order which would eliminate the requirement that certain broadcast television and radio stations file a Broadcast Mid-Term EEO Report (Form 397). The Commission released the proposed Report and Order for adoption at its public meeting scheduled for January...… Continue Reading

FCC Commences Review of Media Ownership Rules

By Keenan Adamchak|2018-12-21T11:42:39-06:00December 21st, 2018|Legal News|

On December 12, 2018, the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC” or the “Commission”) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“NPRM”) commencing the 2018 Quadrennial Review of the Commission’s media ownership rules. The FCC is required under Section 202(h) of the Communications Act to review most of its broadcast ownership rules every four years to determine whether...… Continue Reading

FCC Streamlines Pole Attachment Rules to Promote Broadband Deployment

By Keenan Adamchak|2018-08-07T14:36:33-05:00August 7th, 2018|Legal News|

On Aug. 3 the Federal Communications Commission adopted a Report and Order and Declaratory Ruling which streamlined pole attachment procedures and preempted state and local laws regulations, and policies imposing a moratoria on telecommunications deployment. The FCC’s actions seek to speed the process and reduce costs associated with new utility pole attachments to facilitate broadband...… Continue Reading

FCC Reduces International Carrier Reporting Requirements

By Keenan Adamchak|2017-10-30T07:30:35-05:00October 30th, 2017|Legal News|

On Oct. 24, 2017, the Federal Communications Commission released a Report and Order in which the agency reduced the reporting requirements (found under Section 43.62 of the FCC’s rules) for providers of U.S.-international telecommunications services. Specifically, the FCC eliminated the annual international Traffic and Revenue Reports and streamlined the Circuit Capacity Report filing requirements. The...… Continue Reading

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