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
5/30/2025
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June 1 is the deadline for broadcast stations licensed to communities in Arizona, the District of Columbia, Idaho, Maryland, Michigan, Nevada, New Mexico, Ohio, Utah, Virginia, West Virginia, and Wyoming to place their Annual...more
5/23/2025
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Telecommunications ,
Television Broadcast Stations
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
4/1/2025
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Telecommunications ,
Television Broadcast Stations
Broadcasters’ next Quarterly Issues/Programs List (“Quarterly List”) must be placed in stations’ Public Inspection Files by April 10, 2025, reflecting information for the months of January, February, and March 2025....more
April 1 is the deadline for broadcast stations licensed to communities in Delaware, Indiana, Kentucky, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, and Texas to place their Annual EEO Public File Report in their Public Inspection File and post...more
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
1/31/2025
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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
At its final Open Meeting of 2024, the FCC on December 11 adopted a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“NPRM”) seeking comment on the elimination or updating of several rules applicable to broadcast stations, as well as other...more
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
12/3/2024
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Enforcement Actions ,
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Fines ,
License Applications ,
Licensees ,
Radio Broadcasting ,
Radio Stations ,
Telecommunications ,
Television Broadcast Stations
FCC Proposes $146,976 Fine Against National Cable Sports Network for Transmitting False EAS Tones -
The Federal Communications Commission issued a Notice of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture (NAL) to a cable sports...more
Following the devastation wrought by Hurricane Helene across the American southeast and in anticipation of Hurricane Milton’s arrival, the FCC has announced an extension of the deadline to upload Third Quarter Issues/Programs...more
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
Following last week’s adoption of the 2024 Regulatory Fee Report and Order, which we discussed here, the Federal Communications Commission has released its annual Public Notice setting 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on September 26,...more
Friday, the Federal Communications Commission released its Report and Order setting this year’s annual regulatory fee amounts. Payments will be made electronically via the FCC’s Commission Registration System (CORES), but...more
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
8/30/2024
/ Broadcasting ,
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License Renewals ,
Licenses ,
Radio Broadcasting ,
Radio Stations ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Telecommunications
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
8/2/2024
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Compliance ,
Consent Decrees ,
Demand Letter ,
Enforcement Actions ,
FCC ,
Fees ,
Fines ,
Licenses ,
Radio Broadcasting ,
Radio Stations ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Telecommunications
On July 24, 2024, an en banc panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit released a decision in Consumers’ Research et al. v. FCC holding that the Federal Communications Commission’s Universal Service Fund...more
This advisory is directed to television stations with locally-produced programming whose signals were carried by at least one cable system located outside the station’s local service area or by a satellite provider that...more
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
7/1/2024
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FCC ,
Fines ,
License Renewals ,
Marketing ,
Notice of Apparent Liability (NAL) ,
Radio Stations ,
Telecommunications ,
Television Broadcast Stations ,
Wireless Industry
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
5/31/2024
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Enforcement Actions ,
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Licenses ,
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Radio Stations ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Telecommunications ,
Television Broadcast Stations ,
Wire Fraud
Recent actions by the Federal Communications Commission indicate its support for the country’s space-based economy and national security interests.
The FCC has adopted rules that allow satellite operators and terrestrial...more
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
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
1/29/2024
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Communications Act of 1934 ,
EEO ,
Enforcement Actions ,
FCC ,
Fines ,
Political Advertising ,
Radio Broadcasting ,
Radio Stations ,
Telecommunications ,
Television Broadcast Stations
At its December meeting, the Federal Communications Commission approved a Report and Order modifying its data protection rules.
The order expands the scope of protected data to include personally identifiable information....more
12/29/2023
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Breach Notification Rule ,
Congressional Review Act ,
Customer Proprietary Network Information (CPNI) ,
Data Breach ,
Data Protection ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
FBI ,
FCC ,
Good Faith ,
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NOPR) ,
Notifications ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Popular ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Secret Service ,
Telecommunications
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