The Comm Law Center blog, published by Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP, focuses on legal developments and regulatory issues related to communications law. It covers topics such as Federal Communications Commission (FCC) rulemaking and enforcement, broadcast and satellite licensing, spectrum management, media ownership, content regulation including sponsorship identification and accessibility requirements, and emerging issues in telecommunications and space communications. The blog also addresses compliance challenges for broadcasters and satellite operators, enforcement actions, and policy shifts affecting the communications industry.
By Scott R. Flick and Elizabeth Craig
Pillsbury’s communications lawyers have published the FCC Enforcement Monitor monthly since 1999 to inform our clients of notable FCC enforcement actions against FCC license holders and others. This month’s issue includes:
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By Scott R. Flick and Elizabeth Craig
Pillsbury’s communications lawyers have published the FCC Enforcement Monitor monthly since 1999 to inform our clients of notable FCC enforcement actions against FCC license holders and others. This month’s issue includes:
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By Lauren Lynch Flick, Scott R. Flick and Elizabeth Craig
This advisory is directed to television stations with locally-produced programming whose signals were carried by at least one cable system located outside the station’s local service area or by…
By Scott R. Flick and Elizabeth Craig
Pillsbury’s communications lawyers have published the FCC Enforcement Monitor monthly since 1999 to inform our clients of notable FCC enforcement actions against FCC license holders and others. This month’s issue includes:
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By Scott R. Flick and Elizabeth Craig
Broadcasters’ next Quarterly Issues/Programs List (“Quarterly List”) must be placed in stations’ Public Inspection Files by July 10, 2026, reflecting information for the months of April, May, and June 2026.
Content of the…
By Scott R. Flick and Elizabeth Craig
Pillsbury’s communications lawyers have published the FCC Enforcement Monitor monthly since 1999 to inform our clients of notable FCC enforcement actions against FCC license holders and others. This month’s issue includes:
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Time moves slowly in the regulatory universe, at least until you are facing a deadline. It was in 2022 that I first wrote about the then-upcoming September 15, 2022 deadline for broadcasters to disclose whether all…
By Scott R. Flick and Elizabeth Craig
Pillsbury’s communications lawyers have published the FCC Enforcement Monitor monthly since 1999 to inform our clients of notable FCC enforcement actions against FCC license holders and others. This month’s issue includes:
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By Scott R. Flick and Elizabeth Craig
Broadcasters’ next Quarterly Issues/Programs List (“Quarterly List”) must be placed in stations’ Public Inspection Files by April 10, 2026, reflecting information for the months of January, February, and March 2026.
Content of the…
By Scott R. Flick and Elizabeth Craig
Pillsbury’s communications lawyers have published the FCC Enforcement Monitor monthly since 1999 to inform our clients of notable FCC enforcement actions against FCC license holders and others. This month’s issue includes:
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