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: Public File Violations by Pennsylvania Class A Television Station Yield $6,000 Consent Decree Spurious Emissions Lead to Notice of Violation for Hawaiian FM Station […]
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: Unauthorized Oregon Radio Station Transfers Yield $16,000 Penalty Consent Decree Over Upgrade of EAS Equipment Includes $1.1 Million Payment Chinese Video Doorbell Manufacturer Draws […]
One thing about being part of a heavily regulated industry—you know well in advance most of the regulatory obligations and deadlines you’ll be facing in the year ahead. While that brings no solace to broadcasters, it does lend a certain level of predictability to an often unpredictable industry. For more decades than most of us […]
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: Failure to Pay Annual Regulatory Fees Trips Up Texas AM Radio Licensee Communications Provider for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Consumers Resolves Investigation with […]
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: FCC Proposes $12,500 Fine for False Certification That FM Translator was Constructed as Authorized Telecommunications Company Warned Over Apparent Transmission of Illegal Robocalls Station Licenses […]
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: Foreign Ownership Violation by Telecommunications Provider Leads to $50,000 Penalty and Four-Year Compliance Plan Arizona LPFM Station Hit with $20,000 Penalty and $41,500 Suspended Penalty […]
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: Violations of Environmental, Historic Preservation, and Tribal Notification Rules Lead to $950,000 Penalty Proposed $300 Million Fine Follows Largest-Ever FCC Robocall Investigation Deceased Licensee’s Estate […]
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: Broadcaster Receives $518,283 Fine for Local TV Ownership Rule Violation Ohio LED Sign Manufacturer Enters $47,600 Consent Decree for Marketing Unauthorized Devices FCC Reduces Fine […]
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 […]