CommLaw Monitor
FCC Commissioner O’Rielly Questions Commission’s Forfeiture Calculations in Recent Forfeiture Order
On December 7, 2015 the FCC released a Forfeiture Order against PTT Phone Cards, Inc. (formerly Star Pinless) (PTT or the Company), a prepaid calling card service provider that resells international telecommunications…
LeBlanc Responds to Criticism of the FCC’s Enforcement Process
On November 25, FCC Enforcement Bureau Chief Travis LeBlanc penned a blog post outlining the Commission’s enforcement process and touting the upward trend in recent years in collecting fines issued for violations of…
FCC Enforcement Bureau Hires Privacy Advocate
In another example of the expanding enforcement focus of this Commission, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) recently hired privacy and digital security expert Jonathan Mayer as the Chief Technologist in the…
FCC and FTC Reach Consumer Protection Memorandum of Understanding (MOU): Agencies Promise Cooperation, Express Shared Jurisdiction over Carrier Activities
On November 16, 2015, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) reached a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) in which the two agencies agreed to engage in greater coordination…
$85,000 in Fines Proposed for RF Exposure Violations after Ineffective Rooftop Barriers and Signage Lead to Building Owner’s Complaint
Today the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC’s) Enforcement Bureau (Bureau) issued a pair of closely-related enforcement actions against two radio station licensees for failing to comply with the FCC’s…