FCC Enforcement Monitor May 2024

By |2024-05-29T13:05:57-05:00May 29th, 2024|Legal News|

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: FCC Issues Six Notices of Apparent Liability to Pirate Radio Operators Across Massachusetts Affordable Connectivity Program Provider Faces $8 Million Fine and Removal from […]

FCC Announces Lift of Channel Change Freeze for Class A Television, LPTV, And TV Translator Stations

By |2024-05-29T09:15:54-05:00May 29th, 2024|Legal News|

The FCC has announced that the current freeze on major modification to Class A television, LPTV, and TV translator will be partially lifted to allow applications to change channels as of August 20, 2024, subject to certain limitations.  Channel change applications will be permitted on a nationwide basis without geographic limitation.  For the limited number...… Continue Reading

FCC Announces Exercise of the Disaster Information Reporting System (DIRS)

By |2024-05-28T15:49:59-05:00May 28th, 2024|Legal News|

The FCC released a Public Notice today announcing a June 10-12 exercise of the Disaster Information Reporting System (DIRS).  Communications providers, including broadcast, wireless, satellite, broadband, and wireline providers, interested in participating must register by June 3.    DIRS is the FCC online system through which providers report information on the operational status of communications assets...… Continue Reading

June Regulatory Dates for Broadcasters – EEO Public File Reports, Rulemaking Comments, Political Deadlines, and More

By |2024-05-28T11:11:41-05:00May 28th, 2024|Legal News|

Though school is out for many, the FCC does not take a summer recess.  Instead, regulation continues.  In addition to the regular EEO Annual Public Inspection File Report deadline for broadcasters in a number of states, there are several comment deadlines in June on issues that directly impact broadcasters – as well as the FCC’s... Continue Reading…

The FCC and Congress Advance Proposals to Regulate Artificial Intelligence in Political Advertising

By |2024-05-23T22:37:25-05:00May 23rd, 2024|Legal News|

We’ve written several times (see for instance our articles here, here, and here) about all of the action in state legislatures to regulate the use of artificial intelligence in political advertising – with approximately 17 states now having adopted laws or rules, most requiring the labeling of “deep fakes” in such ads, and a few... Continue Reading…

Annual EEO Public File Report Deadline for Stations in Arizona, the District of Columbia, Idaho, Maryland, Michigan, New Mexico, Nevada, Ohio, Utah, Virginia, West Virginia, and Wyoming

By |2024-05-20T12:43:42-05:00May 20th, 2024|Legal News|

June 1 is the deadline for broadcast stations licensed to communities in Arizona, the District of Columbia, Idaho, Maryland, Michigan, New Mexico, Nevada, Ohio, Utah, Virginia, West Virginia, and Wyoming to place their Annual EEO Public File Report in their Public Inspection File and post the report on their station website. Under the FCC’s EEO […]

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