The day after the original deadline for 2011 reg fees came and went, the Commission has extended that deadline.… Continue Reading
With the first-ever National EAS test rapidly approaching, the Commission is ironing out some of the details.… Continue Reading
The FCC is looking to liberalize its policies and processes for permitting alien ownership of common carrier and aeronautical radio station licenses.… Continue Reading
Get out your calendars . . . and your checkbooks! The Commission has announced the deadline for filing this year's regulatory fees.… Continue Reading
The Commission's 2011 reg fees still aren't technically effective, and the FCC has yet to announce the deadline for paying those fees . . . but the Fee Filer system is ready - NOW - to take your reg fee payments.… Continue Reading
Here in Washington, we're used to a certain amount of hypocrisy. It's part of the atmosphere, like exhaust fumes from the high school tour buses.… Continue Reading
The FCC is looking to summarily toss more than 1,000 rulemaking proceedings. If any of those proceedings happen to be yours and you'd like to keep them alive, the clock is ticking . . .… Continue Reading
According to a notice in the Federal Register, the FCC's new schedule of application fees will take effect on June 20, 2011. But if past is prologue, you may want to check back with us to make sure.… Continue Reading
When you agree to pay a fine, the FCC really does expect you to pay the fine.… Continue Reading
A hearing on FCC process reform has been scheduled by the House Communications Subcommittee.… Continue Reading
The FCC has released its proposed 2011 regulatory fees, and with only few exceptions, they reflect increases - in some cases, significant increases - over last year's numbers.… Continue Reading
The job isn't over 'til the paperwork's been done -- and that applies to ex parte meetings with the Commission. The requirements concerning submission of descriptive notices of such meetings have been enhanced, and more changes have been proposed.… Continue Reading
Increasingly, a number of influential members of Congress seem to believe they have some good ideas on how to make the FCC operate better.… Continue Reading
The Commission has posted its plans for an "orderly" shutdown of operations in the event the government closes tonight because of the budget impasse.… Continue Reading
Where there's a will, there's a way. According to a surprise announcement released early on April 1, the Commission is proceeding with incentive auctions "promptly", thanks to a new "Incentive Auction Incentive Program" that eliminates the need for Congressional authorization.… Continue Reading
The process toward a national EAS test has taken a bureaucratic step forward with publication of the FCC's February order in the Federal Register.… Continue Reading
The FCC has announced a new schedule of application fees - but precisely when the new fees will take effect remains to be seen.… Continue Reading
Another erratum has been released by the FCC - this one not perhaps not as helpful as some . . .… Continue Reading
The FCC has issued an erratum clarifying the due date for participants' reports following the recently-announced (but as yet unscheduled) nationwide EAS test.… Continue Reading
Comment deadlines have been set in the proceeding which could lead to dramatic changes in the FCC's experimental licensing processes.… Continue Reading
Kevin Goldberg's recent webinar presentation on such useful issues as protecting one's business and the nitty-gritty of sound recording licensing is now available on-line.… Continue Reading
As part of its overall review of the Emergency Alert System, the Commission has adopted an order which will, among other changes, lead to the first-ever national test of the EAS.… Continue Reading
Letting the FCC staff pick fines out of the air, with no explanation at all, has no place in a well run agency.… Continue Reading
Guest-blogger and lobbyist Catherine McCullough takes a look at new committee assignments in the 112th Congress and their likely effect on communications policy.… Continue Reading
