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Reminder: Federal Communications Commission – September/October Filings

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP on 9/18/2024

Each month, Kelley Drye’s Communications Group offers this reminder of upcoming filing deadlines that may affect our clients and friends. Please review the deadlines below and contact us if you would like assistance or have...more

Annual EEO Public File Report Deadline for Stations in Alaska, American Samoa, Florida, Guam, Hawaii, Iowa, the Mariana Islands,...

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP on 9/18/2024

October 1 is the deadline for broadcast stations licensed to communities in Alaska, American Samoa, Florida, Guam, Hawaii, Iowa, the Mariana Islands, Missouri, Oregon, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and Washington to place...more

FCC Advises AM and FM Broadcasters Not to Pay 2024 Regulatory Fee Payments Pending Resolution of System Errors

Pillsbury - CommLawCenter on 9/17/2024

Last week, the FCC opened CORES to accept FY 2024 regulatory fee payments and announced a payment deadline of September 26, 2024. Since that time, however, broadcasters have encountered a number of issues when trying to pay...more

FCC Sets October Comment Deadlines on NPRM for AI-Generated Calls and Texts

Wiley Rein LLP on 9/16/2024

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) has announced comment deadlines for a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and Notice of Inquiry (NPRM and NOI) released in early August that, among other things, proposes...more

Children’s Programming Commercial Limits Violations Result in $3M Fine for Broadcasters

Wiley Rein LLP on 9/16/2024

For one of our authors, their kids’ current favorite treat is a chocolate bar sold by a popular YouTube personality (and philanthropist!). The kids know about this particular chocolate bar because the personality promotes it...more

FCC Announces Effective Date of New Filing Requirements for Domestic Section 214 Transfer of Control Applications

Wiley Rein LLP on 9/13/2024

Wednesday, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) announced September 11, 2024 as the effective date of two rules initially adopted in the agency’s Team Telecom Process Reform Report and Order....more

FCC Forges Ahead With Rural 5G Broadband Fund

Perkins Coie on 9/13/2024

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) recently adopted an order (5G Fund Order) that will enable it to distribute up to $9 billion to 5G mobile voice and data service providers through the 5G Fund for Rural America (5G...more

FCC Announces September 26, 2024 Payment Deadline for Regulatory Fees

Pillsbury - CommLawCenter on 9/12/2024

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

Broadcast FY 2024 Regulatory Fees Due by September 26, 2024

Wiley Rein LLP on 9/12/2024

By September 26, 2024, broadcast (radio and television) licensees must pay all required annual regulatory fee payments to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission). Payments received after the deadline will be...more

Federal Communications Commission FY 2024 Regulatory Fees Due September 26, 2024

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP on 9/12/2024

The FCC released a Public Notice on September 10, 2024, announcing that the deadline for payment of regulatory fees by licensees and other regulatees is September 26, 2024. The FCC collects annual regulatory fees from most...more

Licensees and Telecom/Video Service Providers Must File and Pay FCC Regulatory Fees by Sept. 26, 2024

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP on 9/12/2024

The FCC has released its annual Report and Order showing the regulatory fees due for the 2024 fiscal year. Fees must be paid by 11:59 p.m. Eastern time on September 26. The FCC's CORES payment module is accepting fee payments...more

FCC Releases Order Setting FY2024 Regulatory Fees

Pillsbury - CommLawCenter on 9/11/2024

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

FCC Proposes New Rules Governing AI-Generated Robocalls

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 9/10/2024

On August 8, 2024, the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“NPRM”) to address the growing use of AI-generated robocalls. The FCC’s NPRM follows a 2023 inquiry proceeding into how...more

October 1, 2024 FCC EEO Deadlines for Stations in FL, PR, VI, IA, MO, AK, GU, HI, OR, AS, WA

Wiley Rein LLP on 9/10/2024

Radio and television station employment units (SEUs) located in Florida, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Iowa, Missouri, Alaska, Guam, Hawaii, Oregon, America Samoa, and Washington with five or more full-time employees must...more

Akin Space Law, Regulation and Policy Update - September 2024

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP on 9/9/2024

Good Afternoon! This is Akin’s biweekly policy newsletter on space policy and regulatory developments, providing information on major space headlines and forthcoming space-related events and hearings...more

What to Know About the FCC's Report and Order on Drone Operations in 5 GHz

DLA Piper on 9/6/2024

On August 29, 2024, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) adopted a Report and Order (R&O) regarding initial rules for drone operations in the 5 GHz spectrum band....more

ALERT: Team Telecom Streamlining Procedures Take Effect

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 9/6/2024

In October 2020 and 2021, the FCC adopted a pair of Orders to streamline the processing of applications involving “reportable” foreign ownership that are referred to the Committee for the Assessment of Foreign Participation...more

FCC Adopts Long-Awaited Order Enabling Limited Access to Dedicated Spectrum for Uncrewed Aircraft Systems

Wiley Rein LLP on 9/6/2024

On August 21, in a long-awaited action, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) adopted a Report and Order (Order) establishing rules to allow limited access to spectrum in the 5030-5091 MHz band for use by...more

What’s New in Wireless - September 2024

Mintz - Technology, Communications & Media... on 9/6/2024

The wireless industry has revolutionized the way we connect, from facilitating teleworking, distance learning, and telemedicine to allowing the American public to interact virtually in almost all other aspects of their daily...more

FCC Regulatory Fee Deadline Expected to Be Announced Soon; Form 395-B Filing Deadline Delayed

Womble Bond Dickinson on 9/5/2024

As of the distribution of this alert, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) has not yet announced the deadline for this year’s regulatory fee payments. However, as the Commission has a statutory obligation...more

FCC Fines Telecom That Transmitted AI-Generated Deepfake Robocalls Impersonating President Biden

Perkins Coie on 9/4/2024

Two days before the 2024 New Hampshire Democratic primary, thousands of voters received robocalls, purportedly in the voice of President Joe Biden, telling them not to vote in the upcoming election. The prerecorded...more

FCC Proposes New Regulations for AI-Generated Robocalls

Cooley LLP on 9/4/2024

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has released a new notice of proposed rulemaking that would impose new requirements for autodialed marketing calls and texts that use artificial intelligence (AI) to generate...more

Akin Intelligence - July 2024

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP on 9/3/2024

Welcome to the July edition of Akin Intelligence. This month, United States agencies released several key pieces of artificial intelligence (AI) guidance, including patent eligibility guidance from the United States Patent...more

Wireless Roundup (September 2024)

Wiley Rein LLP on 9/3/2024

FCC Seeks Comment on Promoting the Integrity and Security of Telecommunications Certification Bodies, Measurement Facilities, and the Equipment Authorization Program: In this Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM), the Federal...more

FCC Enforcement Monitor ~ August 2024

Pillsbury - CommLawCenter on 8/30/2024

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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