06 May, 2024 FCC Charges Broadcaster With Violating Sponsorship ID Rules By Jeff Greenbaum Late last month, the Federal Communications Commission entered into a consent decree with the Pacifica Foundation, resolving allegations...
19 Jan, 2024 AGs Unite Against AI-Generated Robocalls By Hannah Taylor In a recent development that signals a growing concern over the misuse of AI technology to make unwanted robocalls and robotexts, the...
28 Dec, 2023 FCC Rule Imposes New ‘One-to-One’ Consent Requirements for Robocalls, Robotexts By Kate Patton In an effort to further protect consumers from unwanted and illegal calls and text messages, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC)...
13 Jun, 2023 FCC Initiates Rulemaking to Bolster Consumers’ Consent Rights Under TCPA By Kate Patton Following its open meeting last month during which it considered a variety of anti-robocall tools and strategies, the Federal...
24 May, 2023 FCC Seeking Comment on Proposed Anti-Robocall Measures, TCPA Consent Issues By Kate Patton During its May open meeting, the Federal Communications Commission considered a Report and Order, Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking,...
28 Mar, 2023 FCC Proposes Pricing Transparency Rules By Jeff Greenbaum Last week, the Federal Communications Commission announced that Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel introduced a proposal that would require...
27 Jan, 2023 FCC Proposes Significant Fine Against Fox Corporation for Use of Emergency Tones in NFL Promo By Christopher Chase The Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) has proposed a $504,000 fine in a Notice of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture against Fox...
10 Mar, 2022 “You Can’t Win” if You Don’t Follow Your Own Rules By Kelly O'Donnell Last week, the Federal Communications Commission proposed a fine of $20,000 to a south Florida classic rock station licensed to iHeart...
07 Jan, 2022 Is a Survey an Advertisement? By Jeff Greenbaum The Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991 (the "TCPA") prohibits the sending, by fax, of unsolicited advertisements. In 2019, the...
27 Sep, 2021 Senator Asks FCC to do More on Robocalls and Unsolicited Texts By Jeff Greenbaum Last Friday, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal wrote to FCC Acting Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel, asking the FCC to take action to...
10 Jul, 2021 What Does the President's Executive Order Mean for Advertisers? By Jeff Greenbaum On Friday, President Biden issued an Executive Order on Promoting Competition in the American Economy. Noting that the economy is...
25 Apr, 2021 FCC Fines Telecom Provider $4.1M For Impersonating Other Carriers and Adding Unauthorized Charges By Tyler Maulsby Late last week, the Federal Communications Commission voted unanimously to fine Tele Circuit Network Corp. $4.1 million for unlawfully...
24 Apr, 2021 FCC Amends Sponsor ID Rules to Require Disclosure of Foreign Government-Provided Content By Jeff Greenbaum The Federal Communications Commission adopted new sponsorship identification requirements that require broadcasters to disclose when...
21 Apr, 2021 FCC Seeks Public Comment on Volume of TV Commercials By Jeff Greenbaum The Federal Communications Commission announced that it is seeking comments from consumers and industry on whether any updates are needed...
15 Apr, 2021 Are TV Commercials Too Loud? By Jeff Greenbaum In 2010, Congress enacted the Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation Act, which essentially directed the Federal Communications...
28 Mar, 2021 New FCC Enforcement Advisory Targets Paid Programming By Terri Seligman The Enforcement Bureau of the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) has issued an Enforcement Advisory reminding broadcasters of...