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10/29/2019

As the sign demonstrates, Susan Marshall is no bandwagon DC baseball fan. She has pledged to wear this hat all day if it brings the good luck for Game 6 tonight

01/19/2019

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One downside of a government shutdown—or the present partial shutdown that includes the FCC—is the inability of technology companies to obtain the FCC cert

01/03/2019

Updates on the deployment

At its December open meeting, the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC” or “Commission”) took a significant step toward facilitating the deployment of f

12/20/2018

FCC Adopts TCPA Changes that Include (Very Limited) Safe Harbor

On December 12, the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC” or “Commission”) adopted an order that creates a reassigned number database to help callers av

12/19/2018

FCC Eliminates Posting of Broadcast Licenses

Two years into Ajit Pai’s chairmanship, a central theme at the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC” or “Commission”) is deregulation. Sometimes framed

12/14/2018

Radio stations streaming on the Internet: here's your Webcaster Wake Up Call!

We usually publish our “Webcaster Wake Up Call!” post each January. This post reminds webcasting services of their compliance obligations for the upcoming

12/11/2018

Upcoming and for December/January/February

December (the most wonderful time of the year) often carries with it a sense of retrospection. We start looking back on the year that was, compiling "Best

12/11/2018

Legitimate (yes, they exist!) Rejoice: Compliance is About to Get (Slightly) Easier

Believe it or not, there are companies that make legitimate “robocalls,” and those companies strive to comply with the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (T

12/06/2018

The FCC is stepping up its enforcement of the online public inspection file requirements for broadcasters, just in time for renewal season. What you need to know if you get a letter about this from the FCC or even if you don't):

With the whirl of the holiday season upon us, most broadcasters rightly thought they could put off looking ahead to the next license renewal cycle until 20

11/29/2018

Bipartisan TRACED Act takes aim at robocalls

Before Thanksgiving, a bipartisan group of Senators introduced legislation aimed at decreasing the number of unwanted robocalls. The TRACED Act would expan

11/21/2018

FCC Streamlines Hearing Aid Compatibility Reporting Requirements for Service Providers

On November 16, 2018, the FCC released a Report and Order amending the hearing aid compatibility (“HAC”) reporting requirements for wireless service provid

11/21/2018

Filing deadlines announced for revitalization proceeding

Attention all you AM radio nostalgia buffs and others interested in the future of AM radio, who hopefully read our post of October 10 about the FCC’s propo