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Expanded FCC Foreign Government Sponsorship ID Rules Are Now in Effect; FCC Sets December 8 Compliance Deadline

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On June 10, 2025, the Media Bureau of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) issued a Public Notice (Notice) announcing that broadcasters have until December 8, 2025 to comply with the FCC’s expanded rules...more

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FCC Amends and Clarifies Foreign Sponsorship ID Rules

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On June 10, 2024, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) released a Second Report and Order (Second R&O) that amends the Commission’s foreign sponsorship identification rules (FSID Rules). As explained in...more

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FCC Proposes Rules for Ongoing Review of International Section 214 Authorizations

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The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) plans to exercise more regulatory oversight over entities that have the authority to provide communications between the United States and foreign countries....more

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FCC Proposes Tightening International Section 214 Requirements

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The FCC is proposing wide-ranging changes to its international Section 214 authorization rules. Section 214 of the Communications Act provides the basic authorization for companies to provide regulated telecommunications...more

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Commerce Releases New Proposed Rule Governing Restrictions on Chinese Investments by CHIPS Act Applicants

The proposed rule tightens restrictions on activities by “affiliates” and clarifies scope of statutory clawbacks. The Department of Commerce released a proposed rule imposing guardrails preventing the “improper use of...more

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FCC Again Proposes to Revise Foreign Sponsorship Identification Rules

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After a court struck down the requirement that broadcasters research federal sources to verify that buyers of airtime are not foreign government entities or agents, the FCC is proposing once again to “fortify” its foreign...more

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FCC Proposes Modifications to Foreign Sponsorship Identification Requirements for Broadcasters

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​​​​​​​On Oct. 6, 2022, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) released a Second Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (Second NPRM) in which it proposes changes to its current foreign sponsorship disclosure requirements for...more

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FCC Foreign Government-Sponsored Programming Rule Update and Important September 15 Compliance Deadline

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On September 6, 2022, the D.C. Circuit issued its mandate in NAB v. FCC, causing the vacatur of the requirement that broadcasters independently verify whether parties leasing time on their stations are “foreign governmental...more

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FCC's New Foreign Sponsorship Rules Go into Effect Stations Should Review Agreements Carefully for Compliance

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The Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) new rules governing foreign sponsorship disclosures for broadcasters went into effect on March 15, 2022. Broadcast stations airing BBC, France 24, Al Jazeera and Deutsche Welle...more

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Compliance with New FCC Broadcast Foreign Sponsorship Identification Requirements Required as of March 15, 2022

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On March 15, 2022, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC)’s broadcast sponsorship identification requirements for leased programming provided by foreign governmental entities, adopted almost a year ago, will go into...more

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The FCC Adopts Rules Requiring Broadcasters to Disclose Programming Sponsored by Foreign Governmental Entities

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On April 22, 2021, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or the Commission) released a Report and Order (the Order) wherein it adopted rules requiring broadcasters to disclose whether certain programming aired on their...more

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FCC Adopts Broadcast Sponsorship Identification Requirements for Leased Programming Provided by Foreign Governments

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On April 22, 2021, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) released a Report and Order amending the Commission’s broadcast sponsorship identification rules to require disclosure of leased programming...more

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FCC Continues Team Telecom Modernization, Seeking Comment on Standard Questions for Applicants

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On December 30, 2020, the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC or Commission) International Bureau published a Public Notice seeking comment on a set of standardized national security and law enforcement questions...more

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