Here are some of the regulatory developments of significance to broadcasters from the past week, with links to where you can go to find more information as to how these actions may affect your operations.
- The FCC announced that annual
American Samoa, Idaho, North Dakota Approved for BEAD Implementation Funding
The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) has approved the full initial proposals for American Samoa, Idaho, and North Dakota for the $42.5 billion Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program. American Samoa will have access to more than $37
FCC Recognizes Issues with Regulatory Fee Amounts in CORES Filing System: Asks Broadcasters to Wait to Pay Fees While Problems are Addressed
As we noted on our Blog earlier this week, there were reported problems with the system for filing annual regulatory fees. Fee amounts in the FCC’s CORES system, where the fee payments are made, were not corresponding in some cases
FCC Advises AM and FM Broadcasters Not to Pay 2024 Regulatory Fee Payments Pending Resolution of System Errors
Earlier this week, the FCC opened CORES to accept FY 2024 regulatory fee payments and announced a payment deadline of September 26, 2024. Since that time, however, broadcasters have encountered a number of issues when trying
FEC to Consider AI in Political Ads at Their September 19 Meeting – A New Compromise Proposal is Advanced
After postponing consideration of a proposal (which we wrote about here) from the Republican Commissioners at the Federal Election Commission to reject calls for a rulemaking to look at whether to require that there be labeling of political ads
FCC Announces Proposed USF Contribution Factor for Q4 of 2024
The FCC’s Office of Managing Director has announced that the proposed universal service contribution factor for the fourth quarter of 2024 will be 35.8 percent, an increase from the previous quarter. The Commission calculates the quarterly contribution factor based on
NTIA, U.S. Census Launch Project LEIA to Assess Annual Local Internet Adoption
The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) and the U.S. Census Bureau (Agencies) have announced the Local Estimates of Internet Adoption (Project LEIA). The project aims at improving the Agencies’ understanding of the digital divide at the local level. The
FCC Proposes Cumulative $470K Fine for ACP Data Collection Violations
The FCC has issued a Notice of Apparent Liability (NAL), alleging that SprintFone Inc.; IJ Wireless, Inc.; Culture Wireless LLC; and Cathect Communications, Inc. allegedly failed to submit certified complete Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) plan and subscribership data in apparent
FCC Issues NALs for Failure to File BDC Data
The FCC’s Enforcement Bureau has issued Notices of Apparently Liability to nine companies for failing to file mandatory broadband availability and subscription data in the FCC’s Broadband Data Collection system following multiple notices by the Commission. All facilities-based providers of
PSHSB Announces IoT Labeling Administrator Application Filing Window
The Federal Communications Commission’s (Commission) Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau (PSHSB) has released a Public Notice announcing that the 15-day filing window for applications from entities seeking designation by the Commission as a Cybersecurity Labeling Administrator (CLA) and Lead