CommLaw Monitor
FCC Holds "Robocall Broadcaster" Liable for Its Clients' Prerecorded Messages
Already in May, the FCC Enforcement Bureau had proposed multi-million dollar NALs for cramming and TRS violations . On May 8th, the FCC proposed a forfeiture for unlawful prerecorded messages ("robocalls") sent to…
DOJ Announces Indictments of ATMS Executives on Criminal Charges for Alleged Lifeline Fraud
The Department of Justice (DOJ) announced today that three Associated Telecommunications Management Services LLC (ATMS) executives were indicted yesterday charging one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and 15…
Wal-Mart.com USA Consent Decree Reminder of Retailers’ Responsibilities for the Radiofrequency Devices They Sell
A recently adopted Consent Decree entered into between the Enforcement Bureau (“Bureau”) and Wal-Mart .com USA leaves no doubt that retailers are advised to be aware of their regulatory responsibilities for the…
Inexperience and Inadvertence No Excuse for Failure to Seek and Obtain FCC Consent to License Acquisitions
A recent Enforcement Bureau (“EB”) Order and Consent Decree highlights the perils that attend failure to get FCC approvals to transfer or assign wireless licenses. The March 13, 2014, release, involving Skybeam…
Trio of NALs for Antenna Structure Violations Highlight Application of Aggravating Factors - Being Bigger Is a Liability
The release of three notices of liability in the past two weeks regarding alleged violations of the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC's) antenna structure violations by the FCC’s Enforcement Bureau (Bureau)…