FCC Launches New Inquiry on Enhanced TV Programming Disclosure (November 18, 2011)
Client Memo
FTC and Online Advertiser Settle over Deceptive Use of Flash Cookies (November 14, 2011)
Client Memo
Nationwide EAS Test to Last Only 30 Seconds.htm (November 3, 2011)
Client Memo
All Digital TV Stations Must File Ancillary/Supplementary Services Report By December 1, 2011 (October 31, 2011)
Client Memo
FCC Proposes New Rules for Online Posting of TV Station Public Files (October 28, 2011)
Client Memo
Preparations for the November 9 National Test of the Emergency Alert System (October 27, 2011)
Client Memo
FCC Ownership Report Filing Window Now Open - Reports Due By December 1, 2011 (October 19, 2011)
Client Memo
2012 Elections and Lowest Unit Charge Dates (October 7, 2011)
Client Memo
AM Stations May Obtain Waiver to Use Carrier Level Technologies That Can Significantly Reduce Power Consumption (September 28, 2011)
Client Memo
FCC Issues Additional Info For Nov. 2011 EAS Test And Extends CAP Deadline (September 21, 2011)
Client Memo
FCC Reinstates Video Description Rules (September 9, 2011)
Client Memo
October 2011 Quarterly Deadline for Listing of Most Significant Treatment of Community Issues (September 8, 2011)
Client Memo
October 2011 Quarterly TV Deadlines (September 8, 2011)
Client Memo
FCC Extends Filing Deadline for Biennial Ownership Reports for Commercial Stations until December 1, 2011 (August 23, 2011)
Client Memo
Effect of FCC Wireless Backhaul Reforms on TV Broadcasters (August 22, 2011)
Client Memo
Must-Carry/Retransmission Consent Election Deadline - October 1, 2011 (August 19, 2011)
Client Memo
FCC Establishes September 14, 2011 Deadline for 2011 Reg Fee Payment (August 15, 2011)
Client Memo
FCC Seeks Comment on Changes to FM Translator Application Processing Procedures (August 15, 2011)
Client Memo
FCC Establishes FY 2011 Regulatory Fees (August 4, 2011)
Client Memo
FCC Imposes Forfeiture for Broadcast of Video News Release Lacking Sponsorship ID (July 20, 2011)
Client Memo
FCC Sets Low Power Television Digital Transition Deadlines and Policies (July 20, 2011)
Client Memo
Third Circuit Vacates 2008 Newspaper/Broadcast Ownership Rule on Procedural Grounds and Upholds Other Media Ownership Rules (July 11, 2011)
Client Memo
First Nationwide EAS Test Set for November 9 (June 10, 2011)
Client Memo
July 2011 Quarterly Deadline for listing of Most Significant Treatment of Community Issues (June 8, 2011)
Client Memo
July 2011 Quarterly TV Deadlines (June 8, 2011)
Client Memo
FCC Seeks Comment on Retransmission Consent Rule Revisions (April 12, 2011)
Client Memo
FCC Provides Clarification of Policy for Non-Discrimination in Advertising (April 11, 2011)
Client Memo
Use of Video News Releases Without Sponsorship ID Risks FCC Forfeiture (March 29, 2011)
Client Memo
April 2011 Quarterly Radio Deadlines (March 17, 2011)
Client Memo
April 2011 Quarterly TV Deadlines (March 17, 2011)
Client Memo
Stations Must Certify That Sales Contracts Have Contained Non-Discrimination Language As Of March 14 (March 17, 2011)
Client Memo
Advertising Sales Contracts Must Contain Non-Discrimination Language (February 16, 2011)
Client Memo
FCC Establishes Procedures for National Emergency Alert System Tests (February 15, 2011)
Client Memo
$10,000 Forfeiture Proposed for Failure to Make Public File Available (February 11, 2011)
FCC Initiates Proceeding to Reallocate TV Broadcast Spectrum (February 9, 2011)
Client Memo
FCC Sets February 4 Deadline For Missing Ownership Reports (February 2, 2011)
Client Memo
Recent FCC Decisions Signal Heightened EEO Enforcement (January 19, 2011)
Client Memo
January 2011 Quarterly Deadline for Listing of Most Significant Treatment of Community Issues (December 30, 2010)
Client Memo
January 2011 Quarterly TV Deadlines (December 30, 2010)
Client Memo
Auction 91 Now Scheduled for April 27, 2011 (December 21, 2010)
Client Memo
Media Bureau Announces FM Minor Change Application Filing Freeze (December 21, 2010)
Client Memo
FCC Extends Common Alert Protocol Implementation Deadline for EAS Participants (December 6, 2010)
Client Memo
Preparation for Upcoming License Renewals (November 16, 2010)
Client Memo
Annual DTV Ancillary/Supplementary Services Reports Due December 1, 2010 (November 10, 2010)
Client Memo
Deadlines Established for Comments on Proposed Digital Transition Deadline for Analog Class A LPTV and TV Translator Stations (November 5, 2010)
Client Memo
FCC Seeks Additional Comments on Closed Captioning Issues (November 4, 2010)
FCC Announces Freeze on Applications for New Digital Low Power Television and TV Translator Stations (November 1, 2010)
Client Memo
FCC Releases Decision Reconsidering its Initial White Spaces Order (October 21, 2010)
Client Memo
FEMA Adopts New Digital Message Format for Next Generation EAS (October 18, 2010)
Client Memo
Auction of 147 FM Construction Permits Scheduled for March 29, 2011 (October 6, 2010)
Client Memo
FCC Proposes 2012 DTV Transition Deadline for Analog Class A LPTV and TV Translator Stations (October 4, 2010)
Client Memo
October 2010 Quarterly Deadline for Listing of Most Significant Treatment of Community Issues (September 14, 2010)
Client Memo
October 2010 Quarterly TV Deadlines (September 14, 2010)
Client Memo
Commencement of Lowest Unit Charge Period for 2010 General Elections (September 1, 2010)
Client Memo
Federal Credit Card Law May Affect Station Half-off and Similar Promotions (August 18, 2010)
Client Memo
FCC Seeks Comments on Proposed Rules to Implement STELA (August 10, 2010)
Client Memo
FCC Establishes FY 2010 Regulatory Fees (August 6, 2010)
Client Memo
Reminder: Emergency Information Must be Accessible to Disabled Audience Members (July 26, 2010)
Client Memo
Federal Court Strikes Down FCC Indecency Policy on First Amendment Grounds (July 15, 2010)
Client Memo
July 2010 TV Deadlines (June 29, 2010)
Client Memo
Quarterly Listing of Significant Treatment of Community Issues Deadline (June 29, 2010)
Client Memo
National Filing Opportunity for LPTV and TV Translator Stations Opens July 26, 2010 (June 18, 2010)
Client Memo
FCC Initiates Quadrennial Ownership Rules Review (June 15, 2010)
Client Memo
REMINDER: Wireless Microphones Operating in the 700 MHz Band Must be Retuned or Replaced by June 12, 2010 (June 3, 2010)
Client Memo
Revised FCC Form 323 Now Available (April 12, 2010)
Client Memo
FCC Extends Deadlines To File Comments On Retransmission Consent Rulemaking Petition (April 7, 2010)
Client Memo
FCC Seeks Comment On Rulemaking Petition To Amend Retransmission Consent Rules (March 24, 2010)
Client Memo
Broadcasts and Promotions Related to 2010 NCAA Basketball Championships (March 16, 2010)
Client Memo
FCC Releases National Broadband Plan; Recommends Reallocation of TV Spectrum (March 16, 2010)
Client Memo
April 2010 TV Deadlines (March 12, 2010)
Client Memo
Quarterly Listing of Most Significant Treatment of Community Issues (March 12, 2010)
Client Memo
Television Station Loses Mandatory Satellite Carriage After Missing Must-Carry Election Deadline (February 24, 2010)
Client Memo
FCC Revises Closed Captioning Requirements (February 23, 2010)
Client Memo
Media Bureau Authorizes FM HD Radio Voluntary Power Increases (February 10, 2010)
Client Memo
Broadcasts and Promotions Related to the 2010 Olympic Games (February 4, 2010)
Client Memo
FCC Proposes Nationwide Testing of the Emergency Alert System (February 4, 2010)
Client Memo
Supreme Court Decision Lifts Ban On Corporate Political Spending (February 2, 2010)
Client Memo
Securing Copyright and Trademark Rights for Super Bowl XLIV Broadcasts and Promotions (January 27, 2010)
Client Memo
Annual Webcaster Minimum Fee Payments and Small Broadcaster Elections Due January 31 For Commercial Broadcasters (January 14, 2010)
Client Memo
Nationwide Filing Opportunity For LPTV and TV Translator Stations Postponed To July 26, 2010 (January 6, 2010)
Client Memo
Political Broadcasting Requirements and Updated 2010 Elections and Lowest Unit Charge Dates (January 6, 2010)
Client Memo
January 2010 Deadlines Children’s Television Programming Reports, Responsive Programming Lists, Children’s Advertising Documentation and DTV Activity Station Reports (December 30, 2009)
Client Memo
Quarterly Listing of Most Significant Treatment of Community Issues (December 30, 2009)
Client Memo
FCC Suspends January 11, 2010 Biennial Ownership Report Filing Deadline (December 24, 2009)
Client Memo
FCC Announces Interim "Special Use FRN" For January Ownership Reports (December 9, 2009)
Client Memo
FCC Seeks Comment On Use And Potential Of Broadcast TV Spectrum (December 4, 2009)
Client Memo
Deadlines Set To Comment On FCC Inquiry On Protecting Children From Inappropriate Content In The Evolving Media Landscape (December 3, 2009)
Client Memo
FCC Extends Broadcast Ownership Report Deadline (November 24, 2009)
Client Memo
Annual DTV Ancillary Supplementary Services Reports Due December 1, 2009 (November 12, 2009)
Client Memo
Broadcast Ownership Reports On New Form 323 Due By December 15 (November 4, 2009)
Client Memo
FCC Seeks Comment on Protecting Children from Inappropriate Content in the Evolving Media Landscape (October 29, 2009)
Client Memo
New FCC Ownership Report Approved -- Tentative December Filing Deadline Targeted (October 29, 2009)
Client Memo
FCC Seeks Comments on MMTC's Radio Rescue Proposals (October 8, 2009)
Client Memo
November 1, 2009 Deadline for Filing Ownership Reports Extended (October 6, 2009)
S. Jenell Trigg and John Bagwell
FCC Issues Closed Caption Reminders (September 17, 2009)
Client Memo
October 2009 Deadlines (September 2009)
Client Memo
Quarterly Listing of Most Significant Treatment of Community Issues (September 2009)
Client Memo
FCC's Proposed New Ownership Report Would Significantly Burden Commerical Broadcasters and Raise Highly Sensitive Privacy Issues (August 21, 2009)
Client Memo
FCC Establishes FY2009 Regulatory Fees - Payments Due September 22, 2009 (August 17, 2009)
Client Memo
FCC Seeks Comment on Petition Alleging Misuse of Airwaves to Oppose Royalty Legislation (August 11, 2009)
Client Memo
FCC to Allow Retransmission of AM Station Signals on FM Translators (July 20, 2009)
Client Memo
FCC Announces New Filing Opportunities for LPTV and TV Translator Stations (July 10, 2009)
Client Memo
FCC Decisions Signal Strict Enforcement of EEO Rules (July 8, 2009)
Client Memo
FCC Clarifies Post Transition TV Call Sign Procedures (June 2009)
Client Memo
FCC Authorizes New Replacement Digital Translator Service (May 2009)
Client Memo
FCC Proposes Significant Changes to Procedures for Awarding Commercial Spectrum in the AM and FM Bands (May 2009)
Client Memo
FCC Revises Reporting Requirements To Improve Minority and Female Ownership Data Collection (May 2009)
Client Memo
FM Broadcast Construction Permit Auction 79 Scheduled for September 1, 2009 (May 2009)
Client Memo
The Six Steps to Streaming Music On the Internet (April 2009)
Philip A. Bonomo
Presentation Given at 2009 NAB Show, Las Vegas, NV
Station Fined for Violating Telephone Rule; Failed to Notify Call Recipient Before Call Was Captured by Digital Device (March 6, 2009)
Client Memo
FCC Seeks Comments On DTV Delay Act Implementation Provisions (February 27, 2009)
Client Memo
FCC Issues Report and Order to Further Implement DTV Delay Act (February 25, 2009)
Client Memo
NAB and SoundExchange Agree On Streaming Royalties Through 2015 (February 19, 2009)
Client Memo
DTV Transition Delayed; FCC Announces Procedures For Early Termination of Analog TV Service (February 5, 2009)
Client Memo
Analog Nightlight Service Requirements Released (January 29, 2009)
Client Memo
Recent FCC Forfeitures for EEO Public File Reporting Violations (January 16, 2009)
Client Memo
FCC Proposes “Replacement” Digital TV Translator Service (December 31, 2008)
Client Memo
Broadcasts and Promotions Related to Super Bowl XLIII (December 17, 2008)
Client Memo
FCC Clarifies and Amends Closed Caption Rules; Requests Comments On Exemption (November 26, 2008)
Client Memo
FCC Adopts Rules for Unlicensed Use of TV "White Spaces" (November 20, 2008)
Client Memo
FCC Approves Use of Distributed Transmission System Technologies in Digital TV Service (November 19, 2008)
Client Memo
FTC Cracks Down On "Credit Repair" Services That Use Deceptive Advertising (November 17, 2008)
Client Memo
FCC Clarifies Provisions of Junk Fax Prevention Act (November 11, 2008)
Client Memo
Now Hear This...Complying With the FCC's EEO Rules (November 1, 2008)
John W. Bagwell
Reprinted with permission from Media Financial Management Association. November/December 2008 TFM (The Financial Manager) magazine. All rights reserved.
When Prizes Cause Unwanted Surprises (November 1, 2008)
Philip A. Bonomo
Reprinted with permission from Media Financial Management Association. November/December 2008 TFM (The Financial Manager) magazine. All rights reserved.
"Ask the Expert" - $9,000 Fine for Underwriting Violation (October 30, 2008)
John Bagwell
The Bottom Line - Newsletter of the Public Broadcasting Management Association
California Adopts New Sweepstakes Regulations (October 30, 2008)
Client Memo
FCC Requires Non-Discrimination Provisions In Advertising Sales Contracts (October 29, 2008)
Client Memo
FTC Issues "Red Flag" Regulations to Prevent Identity Theft; November 1st Deadline to Comply (October 15, 2008)
Client Memo
FCC Issues Declaratory Ruling Regarding Television Network/Affiliate Rules (October 8, 2008)
Client Memo
TV Station Fined $25,000 For Failing to Provide Timely Visual Emergency Information (October 3, 2008)
Client Memo
Nevada Begins Requiring Encryption of Sensitive Data (October 1, 2008)
Client Memo
FCC Issues Notice of Inquiry Regarding Inclusion of HD Radio Chips in SDARS Receivers (September 16, 2008)
Client Memo
FTC Amends Rules to Require Prior Written Consent for Prerecorded Telemarketing Calls (September 9, 2008)
Client Memo
October 1, 2008 Must-Carry/Retransmission Consent Deadline Approaching (September 3, 2008)
Client Memo
"Stand By Your Ad" Political Disclaimer Requirements (August 14, 2008)
Client Memo
"Ask the Expert" - What to Do When a "Letter of Inquiry" Follows an Indecency Complaint (July 31, 2008)
John Bagwell
The Bottom Line - Newsletter of the Public Broadcasting Management Association
Court Overturns FCC Fine Against CBS for Janet Jackson's "Wardrobe Malfunction" During 2004 Super Bowl Halftime Program (July 31, 2008)
Client Memo
SoundExchange To Audit the Accounts of Six Webcasters (July 23, 2008)
Philip A. Bonomo
Client Memo
Commission Issues $12,000 NAL Against Broadcaster for Violating the Telephone Rule (July 17, 2008)
Client Memo
Commission Lifts Freeze on Class A Displacement and Expansion Applications (July 17, 2008)
Client Memo
FCC Announces 2008 Regulatory Fee Proposals (May 28, 2008)
Client Memo
Failure to Comply With FCC's Children's Television Rules Can Be Costly (May 20, 2008)
Client Memo
FCC Amends Rules Regarding Satellite Carriage of Digital-Only Stations and HD Signals (April 18, 2008)
Client Memo
Debate Is a "Bona Fide News Event" Exempt From Equal Opportunities Requirement (March 6, 2008)
Client Memo
Declaratory Ruling on FM Translator Use of Rate Cards; Allowable Revenue (March 6, 2008)
Client Memo
FCC Issues Indecency Forfeiture Orders for "NYPD Blue" and "Married By America" Broadcasts (March 6, 2008)
Client Memo
Notice of Apparent Liability Issued For Broadcast of Voicemail Greeting Message (March 6, 2008)
Client Memo
FCC Seeks Comments on Localism Proposals Relating to Programming Responsive to Needs of Local Communities (February 14, 2008)
Client Memo
FCC Concludes Quadrennial Review of Broadcast Ownership Rules; Revises Newspaper/Broadcast Cross Ownership Rule (February 13, 2008)
Client Memo
FTC Charges Three Dietary Supplement Marketers With Deceptive Advertising (February 12, 2008)
Client Memo
FCC Proposes Forfeitures for Alleged Indecency Violations (February 6, 2008)
Client Memo
Broadcasts and Promotions Related to NCAA Basketball Championships (February 1, 2008)
Client Memo
Third DTV Periodic Report and Order (February 1, 2008)
Client Memo
Enhanced Disclosure and Public Interest Obligations for TV Licensees (January 30, 2008)
Client Memo
DTV Transition Status Report (Form 387) Due February 18, 2008 (January 22, 2008)
Client Memo
FCC Fines Marketer $423,000 for Violations of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (January 11, 2008)
Client Memo
New Digital Performance Royalty Calculation Method in Effect as of January 1, 2008 (January 11, 2008)
Client Memo
FCC Adopts Localism Proposals (January 10, 2008)
Client Memo
FCC Revises Newspaper/Broadcast Cross-Ownership Rule (January 10, 2008)
Client Memo
FCC Adopts Rules to Promote Low Power FM Radio Service (January 3, 2008)
Client Memo
FCC Releases Report and Order and Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Regarding Carriage of DTV Signals (December 28, 2007)
Client Memo
Closed Captioning Requirements Increase January 1, 2008 (December 26, 2007)
Client Memo
FCC Issues Significant Fines for Failure to Comply with Sponsorship ID Rules (November 8, 2007)
Client Memo
FCC Seeks Comment On Proposed Rules That Would Allow AM Stations To Use FM Translators (November 8, 2007)
Client Memo
2008 Elections and Lowest Unit Charge Deadlines (September 13, 2007)
Client Memo
FCC Issues New Emergency Alert System Rules; Requests Further Comment (July 27, 2007)
Client Memo
Broadcaster Copyright Royalty Claims for 2006 (July 11, 2007)
Client Memo
FCC Releases Rules For Digital Audio Broadcasting (June 15, 2007)
Client Memo
2nd Circuit Vacates FCC Order That Subjected "Fleeting Expetives" To Indecency Penalties (June 11, 2007)
Client Memo
FCC Implements Increased Maximum Forfeiture for Obscene, Indecent or Profane Broadcasts (June 11, 2007)
Client Memo
Court Holds Radio Talk Show Support for Ballot Initiative Not a Political Contribution (May 15, 2007)
Client Memo
Copyright Royalty Board Extends Deadline for Payment of Webcasting Royalty Fees; Error in Published Royalty Rates for Non-Music Programming (May 7, 2007)
Client Memo
FCC Seeks Comments on Children's Television Programming and Compliance with the Children's Television Act (May 7, 2007)
Client Memo
Internet Radio Equality Act Introduced to Nullify New Webcasting Royalty Rates (May 7, 2007)
Client Memo
Copyright Royalty Board Denies Motions for Rehearing of Webcasting Royalty Rates Decision (April 24, 2007)
Client Memo
FCC Assesses Forfeiture for Public Inspection File Violations (March 27, 2007)
Client Memo
Copyright Royalty Board Significantly Increases Webcasting Fees for 2006-2010 License Period (March 7, 2007)
Client Memo
Beware of Images Found on Internet (February 12, 2007)
Louis J. Levy and Suzanne E. Head
Client Memo
FCC Issues New Ruling on Broadcast Indecency and Profanity (March 30, 2006)
Dennis P. Corbett and Philip A. Bonomo
Client Memo
Broadcasts and Promotions Related to the 2006 Olympic Games in Torino, Italy (February 3, 2006)
Peter M. Gould
Client Memo
Congress Sets Hard Digital Television Conversion Date: February 18, 2009 (February 3, 2006)
Client Memo
Emergency Alert System Requirements Extended to Digital Broadcast Technologies; FCC Seeks Comments on Expanded Distribution of State and Local Announcements (November 17, 2005)
Client Memo
FCC Enlists Viewers and Listeners to Report Payola Violations (June 16, 2005)
Client Memo
Protected Speech in the Deep Freeze - From Caution and Restraint to Regulatory Excess (March 31, 2005)
Steven A. Lerman
Media Law Resource Center Bulletin (March 2005)
Enforcement Bureau Issues Notice of Apparent Liability for Use of Unsolicited, Pre-Recorded Telephone Advertisements to Residential Numbers (December 21, 2004)
Client Memo
FCC Reinstitutes Annual Employment Reports; Requests Comments on Public Access to Employment Data (June 25, 2004)
Philip A. Bonomo
Client Memo
FCC Dramatically Expands Scope of Prohibited Broadcast Content (March 29, 2004)
Dennis P. Corbett and David S. Keir
Client Memo
FCC Holds That The Howard Stern Show Includes 'Bona Fide News Interview' Segments (December 4, 2003)
Steven A. Lerman and John W. Bagwell
Media Law Letter (October 2003)
FCC Revises Telemarketing Rules; Delays New Fax Advertising Rules (October 22, 2003)
Client Memo
New Legislation Regarding Misleading Domain Names on the Internet (June 17, 2003)
Client Memo
Developments in FCC Indecency Regulation -- The Big Chill (June 2, 2003)
Steven A. Lerman
Media Law Resource Center's MediaLawLetter (May 2003)
Back to the Future: The FCC Adopts New and Revised EEO Rules, Part 2 (May 7, 2003)
S. Jenell Trigg
The Financial Manager (April/May 2003)
Back to the Future: The FCC Adopts New and Revised EEO Rules (April 23, 2003)
S. Jenell Trigg
The Financial Manager (February/March 2003)
FCC Proposes First-Ever Forfeiture for Radio Frequency Radiation Violation; Sets $10,000 as Base Forfeiture Amount (January 31, 2003)
Client Memo
FCC Issues Decisions Regarding Broadcast of Indecent Material (September 24, 2002)
Client Memo
EchoStar/DirecTV: Pitfalls on the Road to DBS Consolidation (February 15, 2002)
David S. Keir
"The Orbiter," Newsletter of the Society of Satellite Professionals International (February/March 2002)
A Guide to Internet Music Licenses (June 15, 2001)
The FCC Modifies Its TV Ownership and Mass Media Attribution Rules (June 15, 2001)
Client Memo
Commission Imposes Forfeitures for Violations of Sponsorship Identification Rules (December 4, 2000)
Client Memo
FCC Issues Forfeiture for Broadcast of Indecent Material (December 4, 2000)
Client Memo
FCC Repeals Personal Attack and Political Editorial Rules (December 4, 2000)
Client Memo
Change in Procedures for Reporting Tower Light Outages to FAA (June 9, 2000)
Client Memo
FCC Adopts Rules Requiring That Video Programming Providing Emergency Information Be Made Accessible To The Hearing Impaired (June 9, 2000)
Client Memo
Closed Captioning Programming (March 14, 2000)
Client Memo
Commission Accepts Industry's Voluntary TV Rating Program; Adopts Technical Rules Requiring "V-Chip" (March 14, 2000)
Client Memo
FCC Adopts Enforcement Procedures Pursuant to the Satellite Home Viewer Improvement Act (March 14, 2000)
Client Memo
New Federal Sweepstakes Law (March 14, 2000)
Client Memo
Rules for Educational and Informational Children's Programming (March 14, 2000)
Client Memo
Satellite Home Viewer Improvement Act (March 14, 2000)
Client Memo
FCC Rules Regarding Main Studio and Local Public Inspection File For Broadcast Stations (March 9, 2000)
Client Memo
Attachment - Radio and TV Renewal Deadlines, Pre-Filing Announcements, and Post-Filing Announcements ()
FCC Seeks Comment on Media Ownership Rules Revisions ()
Client Memo
FCC Seeks Comment on Media Ownership Rules Revisions ()
Client Memo
