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Use of illegal cell phone jammers leads to fines in excess of $125,000

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
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USA
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April 30 2013

The FCC has long kept a careful eye on the sale and use of illegal cell phone jamming devices that interfere with cellular communications. This month

FCC assesses $25,000 fines for unresponsiveness

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
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USA
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February 25 2013

The FCC comes down harshly on companies that fail to provide complete responses to official inquiries. This month, the FCC again took action against a

FCC takes action against intentional interference and unlicensed operations

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
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USA
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February 25 2013

In a rather odd chain of events, the FCC recently issued a Memorandum Opinion and Order (“Order”) against an individual in Thousand Oaks, California

Privacy resolutions for mobile app providers in the new year

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
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USA
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January 4 2013

The end of 2012 saw a flurry of activity in the area of privacy enforcement. In July, Kamala Harris, the Attorney General of California, announced the

FCC clears the way for businesses to send confirmation texts to consumers opting out of receiving text messages

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
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USA
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December 3 2012

FCC ruling sets out standards businesses must follow to avoid being labeled spammers and to reduce the risk of class action lawsuits under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act

Recurrent unlicensed operations lead to large forfeitures

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
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USA
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November 30 2012

Last month, we wrote about a case in which the FCC fined the renter of a property after discovering an unlicensed radio transmitter, even though the renter claimed the equipment was operated by a third party

Faded antenna structures garner Notices of Violations

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
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USA
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November 30 2012

Six towers in Oklahoma and one in New Mexico were the subject of Notices of Violation (NOV) earlier this month after FCC agents noted that the paint on the towers was faded and chipped

The USF conundrum

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
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USA
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November 16 2012

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is considering whether to make fundamental changes to how carriers (and ultimately their customers) pay for federal programs that provide greater access to telecommunications and Internet services

FCC goes after marketing and sale of illegal jamming devices

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
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USA
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October 31 2012

The FCC’s enforcement efforts this month focused heavily on the marketing and sale of illegal signal jamming devices

Turning a blind eye to illegal operations is also a violation of the FCC’s rules

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
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USA
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October 31 2012

This month, the FCC issued a Notice of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture (“NAL”) against a property renter after finding that an unlicensed transmitter was being operated on his leased property

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