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
9/12/2024
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The FCC's Media Bureau recently issued three orders separately admonishing three television broadcasters in Louisiana, North Carolina, and South Carolina for their failure to adhere to the requirement that broadcasters not...more
FCC seeks to protect telecommunications certification bodies, measurement facilities, and the equipment authorization program from national security threats posed by foreign adversaries....more
6/10/2024
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The Federal Communications Commission recently reinstated commercial and noncommercial television and radio broadcasters' obligation to annually report workforce composition data, including the gender, race, and ethnicity of...more
As you are aware, the general election date is Tuesday, November 5, 2024. This means that the FCC's lowest unit charge ("LUC") obligations for the general election begin Friday, September 6, 2024 (or earlier, if there are...more
By April 10, 2024, all radio and television broadcast stations, both commercial and noncommercial, must: (1) prepare a list of important issues facing their communities of license and the programs aired during January,...more
By January 10, 2024, all radio and television broadcast stations, both commercial and noncommercial, must prepare a list of important issues facing their communities of license and the programs dealing with those issues aired...more
By October 10, 2023, all radio and television broadcast stations, both commercial and noncommercial, must: (1) prepare a list of important issues facing their communities of license and the programs aired during July, August,...more
The FCC has released its annual Report and Order showing the regulatory fees due for the 2023 fiscal year. Fees must be paid by 11:59 p.m. Eastern time on Sept. 20. The FCC’s CORES payment module is accepting fee payments...more
By July 10, 2023, all radio and television broadcast stations, both commercial and noncommercial, must (1) prepare a list of important issues facing their communities of license and the programs aired during April, May and...more
Taking another step to further regulate foreign participation in the U.S. telecommunications marketplace, on Thursday, April 20, 2023, the Federal Communications Commission ("FCC" or "Commission") adopted an Order and Notice...more
4/27/2023
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The Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) has adopted new rules prohibiting authorization for importation, marketing, or sale in the U.S. of certain Chinese telecommunications and video surveillance equipment...more
The FCC has released its annual Report and Order showing the regulatory fees due for the 2022 fiscal year. Regulated licensees and telecom and video service providers must pay the fees by 11:59 p.m. Eastern time on September...more
On December 29, 2021, the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) Wireline Competition Bureau (WCB) announced a 14-day extension of the Rip-and-Replace Reimbursement Program Filing Window under the Secure and Trusted...more
On October 29, 2021, the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) Wireline Competition Bureau (WCB) opened the Filing Window for the rip-and-replace Reimbursement Program created pursuant to the Secure and Trusted...more
On September 27, 2021, the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) Wireline Competition Bureau (WCB) announced that the Filing Window for the rip-and-replace Reimbursement Program (Filing Window), created pursuant to the...more
On August 3, 2021, the Wireline Competition Bureau (WCB) of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) adopted final procedures (Reimbursement Procedures) for the Reimbursement Program created pursuant to the Secure and...more
In a Second Report & Order (Second R&O)—published in the Federal Register January 13, 2021, with an effective date of March 15, 2022—the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) unanimously adopted rules that implement the...more
By January 10, 2021, all radio and television broadcast stations, both commercial and noncommercial, must prepare a list of important issues facing their communities of license and the programs aired during July, August, and...more
By October 10, 2020, all radio and television broadcast stations, both commercial and noncommercial, must prepare a list of important issues facing their communities of license, and the programs aired during July, August, and...more
On June 30, 2020, the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau (PSHSB) made final the Commission's prior proposed designation of Huawei Technologies Company (Huawei) and ZTE...more
On May 13, 2020, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) released an Order modernizing the notice requirements associated with filing certain broadcast applications. These requirements apply to both TV and radio...more
By July 10, 2020 (extended from April 10, 2020), all radio and television broadcast stations, both commercial and noncommercial, must prepare a list of (1) important issues facing their communities of license, and (2) the...more
We have reminded you before of the importance of obtaining authorization from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for the transfer of control, or assignment, of FCC licenses prior to closing in M&A transactions, and...more