Court Ordered Remand May Force the Supreme Court to deal with the First Amendment Issue 4/28/2009 In a 5-4 decision released today, the Supreme Court upheld the FCC’s so-called “fleeting expletives” policy which bans the radio and television broadcast of single so-called four-letter words that are considered indecent. However, the…
April 2009 The FCC has released a new Federal Register notice indicating that the increase in certain FCC application fees will become effective April 28, 2009. A PDF version of this entire article can be found at Reminder: Increased FCC Application Filing Fees Will Become Effective April 28, 2009
4/16/2009 Upcoming Deadlines FCC Form 499-Q is Due by May 1, 2009 All providers of interstate telecommunications within the United States, with limited exceptions, must file a FCC Form 499-Q Telecommunications Reporting Worksheet by May 1, 2009 containing revenue information for January 1 through March 31 and projections for July…
4/16/2009 FCC Fines Texas Low Power Noncommercial Educational Station $20,000 for Airing Advertisements. The FCC issued a Public Notice late today providing guidance to broadcasters regarding the DTV walk-in center consumer education requirement it created last month. On March 13th, the FCC imposed a number of additional DTV consumer education…