Time moves slowly in the regulatory universe, at least until you are facing a deadline. It was in 2022 that I first wrote about the then-upcoming September 15, 2022 deadline for broadcasters to disclose whether all content “aired pursuant to the lease of time on the station” had a “foreign governmental entity” behind it, in […]
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 Warns New York Property Owners Over Pirate Radio Broadcasts New Jersey AM Radio Station Cited for Tower, Power, and EAS Violations FCC Targets […]
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: Satellite Communications Company Resolves Team Telecom Agreement Violations Through $175,000 Consent Decree Michigan AM Station Cited for Tower and Other Violations Five LPFM Applications […]
On Thursday, August 7, the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC” or “Commission”) held its monthly Open Meeting, where it considered items spanning several industries, including broadcasting, satellite communications, and public safety, among others. The expansive agenda reflected the Commission’s full court press on agency-wide regulatory streamlining, system modernization, and expansion of nationwide connectivity initiatives. Below are […]
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: TV Group Owner Enters $222,500 Consent Decree Over Pornographic Broadcast Hack Kentucky Radio Station License Revoked Over Unpaid Regulatory Fees FCC Threatens Chinese Telecom […]
Broadcast stations face a September 15 deadline to ensure that all programming aired on their stations complies with the FCC’s foreign sponsorship disclosure requirements. The Foreign Sponsorship Disclosure Rule was adopted by the FCC in April 2021, targeting airtime lease agreements between broadcasters and foreign governments or their representatives. The rule requires stations to take […]
Bringing to a close the process initiated with the adoption of the Secure and Trusted Communications Act of 2019, the FCC’s Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau released its list of communications equipment and services that it has deemed to pose an unacceptable risk to U.S. national security. US-based service providers are prohibited from receiving […]