Way back in January we reported on a late-December FCC decision to revamp its equipment certification rules. Five months later, that decision has finally made it into the Federal Register. As a result, we now know when the revised rules will take effec...
The FCC just took another step toward the TV incentive auction, and set one of the first of what will no doubt be many deadlines for stations to meet as part of the process. The FCC released a list of all stations that they find to be eligible to participate in the incentive auction. These… Continue Reading
The process of getting all the candidates lined up in the incentive auction starting gate has begun. The incentive spectrum auction process just got a lot more real. The FCC’s Eligibility Public Notice has been released and the count-down toward ...
Today, the FCC released a Public Notice with a 45-page Appendix listing all full-power and Class A television stations eligible to participate in the reverse auction and receive protection in the repacking process. Licensees should immediately review the Appendix to ensure their station has been included and to determine whether the appropriate authorization for their […]
We here in the CommLawBlog bunker have a new look in store for our readers. It should be ready for prime time very shortly. You’ll know it when you see it … and on the off-chance you might not, we’ll be announcing it when it happens ...
Terse compliance plan does the trick, although Pandora still has some hoops to jump through. The good folks of Box Elder, South Dakota can breathe a little easier now. Soon they should be able to listen to their local radio station and not have to worr...
June brings some standard obligations for broadcasters in a number of states with anniversaries of their license renewal filing, plus the return of an obligation that we have not seen in 4 years- the obligations of radio stations in certain states to file an FCC Form 397 Mid-Term EEO Report. In addition to these routine… Continue Reading
May 2015 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: 404 Not Found: Missing Online Public File Documents Lead to $9,000 Fine Wireless Providers Pay $158 Million to Settle Mobile Cramming Violations Failure […]
FCC waits a year to publish formal notice needed to make porting reforms effective. One finds the strangest things while meandering through the pages of the Federal Register. Recently, for example, we noticed that the FCC had published an Order ad...