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FCC Enforcement Monitor ~ March 2025

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

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FCC Enforcement Monitor ~ February 2025

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

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FCC Enforcement Monitor ~ January 2025

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

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FCC Enforcement Monitor ~ November 2024

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

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FCC Enforcement Monitor ~ October 2024

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

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

[Webinar] Keeping Up With and Staying Ahead of FCC Actions on Data Privacy and Security - October 22nd, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm EDT

Carriers have an obligation to protect customer proprietary network information (CPNI) and personally identifiable information (PI). Several recent FCC consent decrees resolving breaches of CPNI and PI show the FCC will hold...more

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

And T-Mobile Makes Three: More Information Security Guidance for Telecommunications Carriers from the FCC

Close on the heels of its Consent Decrees with TracFone and AT&T, on September 27, 2024, the Enforcement Bureau of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced that it reached a Consent Decree with T-Mobile US, Inc....more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

FCC Continues Focus on AI, Targeting Robocalls and Political Advertisements

On September 27, 2024, FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel gave a speech on AI regulation by the FCC, highlighting her goal of improving transparency in the use of AI technology in the communications industry. The speech...more

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FCC Enforcement Monitor ~ September 2024

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

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

AT&T Consent Decree Underscores Telecommunications Carriers’, Vendors’ Obligations to Protect Customer Data

On Sept. 17, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced that it has reached a Consent Decree with AT&T Services Inc. to resolve an investigation into a data breach that occurred in January 2023. AT&T's vendor...more

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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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

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

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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

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

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