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Antenna Structure Registration
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CommLawBlog
FCC IMPOSES $38,000 FINE FOR PREMATURE CONSTRUCTION OF ANTENNA TOWERS
By Daniel Brown
Recently, the Federal Communication Commission (“FCC”) issued a Consent Decree detailing the $38,000 settlement reached with a telecommunications company relating to its failure to complete required environmental and historic preservation…
CommLawBlog
A Regulatory Message To Tower Owners: Follow the Rules
By FHH Law
If you own a tower subject to the FCC's Antenna Structure Registration (ASR) requirements, the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau's got something to say to you.
CommLaw Monitor
Trio of NALs for Antenna Structure Violations Highlight Application of Aggravating Factors – Being Bigger May Be 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)…
CommLawBlog
Update: Effective Date of (Most) Revised Tower Rules Set
By FHH Law
The effective date for most, but not all, of the revised antenna structure rules revised by the FCC last month has now been set.
CommLaw Monitor
FCC Adopts Report and Order to Streamline Tower Rules
By a 5-0 vote at its August 8th Open Meeting, the Commission approved a Report and Order to streamline and update the rules governing the construction and marking and lighting…
CommLaw Monitor
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)…
Broadcast Law Blog
FCC Meeting to Consider UHF Discount on National TV Multiple Ownership Rules, LPFM Window, and Tower Registration Issues
On September 26, the FCC will hold its next open meeting and, according to a Public Notice released Friday, will consider several issues important to different parts of the broadcast industry. For…
Broadcast Law Blog
FCC Fines Up to $25,000 for Tower Issues Including Lighting and Painting Issues, Inadequate Fencing, Tower Registration in Wrong Name and No Posted ASRN
Failing to properly maintain a communications tower can be expensive, as a number of FCC decisions released in the last few days demonstrate. In several decisions reached in the last week,…
Broadcast Law Blog
$14,000 FCC Fine for Tower Violations – Obstruction Light Out, No FAA Notification and Failure to Update Antenna Survey Registration to Report New Owner
In a Notice of Apparent Liability, the FCC proposed a $14,000 fine on a broadcaster for a series of violations with respect to its tower. The FCC found that the station…
CommLawBlog
Revised Tower Registration Process Now In Effect
By FHH Law
It's official!!! The Commission's revised antenna structure registration process is now in effect.