Category: FCC Enforcement Actions
June 5, 2018, the FCC announced a $2.8 million fine against Hobby King for repeatedly selling mis-identified un-certified transmitters. The transmitters, mostly, were advertised for sending live video from unmanned aircraft back to the...
WASHINGTON, May 15, 2018 Taking action against a pirate radio operator, Federal Communications Commission agents, in coordination with the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York and the U.S. Marshals Service,...
96,000,000 Robocalls ! WASHINGTON, May 10, 2018— The Federal Communications Commission today fined Adrian Abramovich $120 million for malicious spoofing that was part of his massive robocalling operation aimed at selling timeshares and other...
FCC agreed to a $61,000 fine to Liantronics, LLC for marketing LED signs that were not FCC approved. Failure to certify LED signs and displays can lead to radio interference. Read the FCC .pdf...
April 26, 2018, the FCC issued a $22,000 fine to a company that was using a cellphone jammer in its warehouse. The company said it was operating the jammer to keep the employees from...
NOTICE OF APPARENT LIABILITY FOR FORFEITURE Adopted: November 20, 2017 Released: November 21, 2017 By the Regional Director, Region Three, Enforcement Bureau: I. INTRODUCTION. We propose a penalty of $15,000 against Mr. Juan Carlos...
I. INTRODUCTION 1. FCC impose a penalty of $15,000 on Michael Dudley for operating an unlicensed radio station on 103.9 MHz in Guntersville, Alabama in violation of Section 301 of the Communications Act of...
Summary of pirate broadcasters nailed in October (nouo = notice of unlicensed operation) 10-31-2017 NOUO Rocheney Charles & Judith Oreste, Lake Worth, Florida 10-31-2017 NOUO Eglon Garvey, Lake Worth, Florida 10-20-2017 NOUO Cesar Gerlens,...
FCC FINES SECURUS $1.7M, RESOLVING INVESTIGATION OVER SUBMITTING MISLEADING INFORMATION TO AGENCY Commission Completes Investigation, Approves Sale of Securus to Platinum Equity — WASHINGTON, October 30, 2017— The Federal Communications Commission today announced it...
Adopted: May 23, 2017 Released: May 23,2017 By the Acting Chief, Enforcement Bureau: 1. The Enforcement Bureau (Bureau) of the Federal Communications Commission has entered into a Consent Decree to resolve its investigation into...