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Lingo Telecom Enters Consent Decree Over Use of AI to Generate Voice Messages

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On August 21, 2024, Lingo Telecom, LLC (Lingo) entered a consent decree with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) related the investigation into Lingo's alleged violations of the “STIR/SHAKEN” rules through Lingo's use...more

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FCC Enforcement Monitor ~ July 2024

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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....more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Burners and Backdoors: The FCC’s $16 Million Settlement with TracFone for Breaches of Customer-Facing APIs

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Last week, the FCC’s Enforcement Bureau (“Enforcement Bureau”) entered into a consent decree (“Consent Decree”) with prepaid calling provider TracFone Wireless (“TracFone”), addressing TracFone’s failure to adequately...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Data Security Is National Security: Inside the FCC Enforcement Bureau’s Latest Crackdown

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As the FCC continues to exercise close oversight of the use of Customer Proprietary Network Information (“CPNI”), telecom stakeholders should also be sensitive to potential data security obligations under any relevant...more

Wiley Rein LLP

Say What? FCC Fines NCE Broadcaster for Underwriting and Sponsorship ID Violations

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In 1972, comedian George Carlin famously released a bit on the seven “Filthy Words” you can never say on the public airwaves. The bit became the subject of a landmark Supreme Court decision, FCC v. Pacifica Foundation, in...more

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FCC Enforcement Monitor ~ December 2023

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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....more

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FCC Enforcement Monitor ~ September 2023

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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....more

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FCC Enforcement Monitor ~ December 2022

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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....more

Lerman Senter PLLC

Recent FCC Enforcement Actions

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Recent decisions by the FCC demonstrate continued enforcement against broadcast licensees who violate the FCC's rules. Below are two examples of recent enforcement actions. License Rescinded for Failure to Satisfy...more

Venable LLP

Use of Private Radios by Industry Increases Risk of FCC Non-Compliance

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On March 10, Atrium Hospitality LP entered into a consent decree with the Federal Communications Commission. The agreement included a burdensome compliance plan and a $35,000 penalty for the hotel and asset management...more

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FCC Enforcement Monitor ~ April 2022

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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. ...more

Venable LLP

FCC Fine Is a Warning to Retailers of Electronic Devices

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The proliferation of wireless and other electronic devices brings not only great opportunities but also compliance risk. This is demonstrated by a recent Federal Communications Commission (FCC) consent decree with Rexing,...more

Wiley Rein LLP

FCC Enters into Consent Decree with LPTV Licensee/Permittee for Improper “Hopping”

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On March 7, 2022, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) announced that it had entered into a Consent Decree with Lowcountry 34 Media, LLC (Lowcountry) for apparently relocating stations in a manner...more

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FCC Enforcement Monitor ~ February 2022

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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. ...more

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Federal Communications Commission Penalizes Marriott Vacations for Unauthorized Transfer of Private Radio Licenses

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Because many hotels and resorts hold Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) licenses for the wireless radios that employees use for daily communications on property, the next property acquisition or sale may have more...more

Proskauer - New Media & Technology

DOJ Seeking to End Movie Studio and Theater Antitrust Decrees amidst Streaming Competition – A New Opportunity in Theatrical...

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For the film and media distribution industries, this year has been action-packed. Production budgets are skyrocketing and new digital services have been announced or are launching with each passing month. The streaming wars...more

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FCC Enforcement Monitor ~ September 2019

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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. ...more

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FCC Enforcement Monitor ~ August 2019

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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....more

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FCC Enforcement Monitor ~ May 2018

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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. ...more

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Frequency Check: Is Your UAS FCC Compliant?

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The past decade has seen a rapid increase in the use of unmanned aircraft systems (“UAS”) (sometimes, though unusually inaccurately, called “drones”). The integration of UASs into the national airspace continues to be an area...more

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

FCC Issues First Commission-level Consent Decree Order Since Removing Authority from Enforcement Bureau

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On February 15, 2017, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) issued its first Commission-level consent decree since Chairman Pai’s process reform measure, discussed in our earlier blog post, which removed the Enforcement...more

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FCC Reaches $3 Million Settlement with New York City Department of Education in E-Rate Investigation

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On December 22, 2015, the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC’s) Enforcement Bureau adopted a consent decree resolving the Enforcement Bureau’s investigation into whether the NYC DOE violated the competitive bidding...more

Brooks Pierce

FCC Fines Cable Operator Following Data Breach Investigation

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The FCC has been flexing its muscles in 2015 when it comes to enforcing data security requirements. In April, it reached a $25 million settlement with AT&T Services, Inc. for failing to safeguard customers’ personal...more

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

FCC Uses Revised Forfeiture Policy to Settle Old USF Contribution NAL

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Kajeet, Inc., and its wholly-owned subsidiary Kajeet/Airlink LLC, has agreed to pay $450,000 to settle a 2009 investigation by the Enforcement Bureau of the Federal Communications Commission (Bureau), initiated in 2009, into...more

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Bureau Settles Rio Verde Wireless Notice of Apparent Liability, Further Reminds Providers of Form 477 Obligations

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On October 7, 2015, the Enforcement Bureau settled a Notice of Apparent Liability (NAL) with Rio Verde Wireless (Rio Verde or the Company) for failing to timely file its Form 477 and for failing to answer the Bureau’s...more

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