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Welcome:

Welcome Message

Mission Statement

Organizational Structure

How to File Complaints:

Amateur Radio Complaints

Broadcast Complaints

Consumer Telephone-Related Complaints

Equipment Marketing Violations

Interference Complaints

Local Telephone Competition & Other Common-Carrier Market Violations

Wireless 911 and E911 Violations

Documents:

News Releases

Public Notices

Orders

Field Issued Citations, NALs & NOVs

Reports

Speeches, Remarks and Statements

Amateur Radio Service Enforcement Actions

Other Helpful Info:

Forfeiture Policy Statement

Information About Telecommunications Companies Including Designated Agent For Service of Process

Inspection Fact Sheet

Pending Section 208 Formal Complaints Since January 1, 2001

Welcome to the Enforcement Bureau's Home Page!
The Enforcement Bureau is the primary organizational unit within the Federal Communications Commission that is responsible for enforcement of provisions of the Communications Act, the Commission's rules, Commission orders and terms and conditions of station authorizations. Major areas of enforcement that are handled by the Enforcement Bureau are: (1) consumer protection enforcement; (2) local competition enforcement; and (3) public safety/homeland security enforcement.

Our Offices

Office of the Bureau Chief
Investigations & Hearings Division
Market Disputes Resolution Division
Spectrum Enforcement Division
Telecommunications Consumers Division
Regional & Field Offices

Our Headlines

04-11-2008	Enforcement Bureau Recommends Denial of Formal Complaint in Part and Issuance of NPRM on Customer Retention Practices
04-10-2008	Enforcement Bureau Adopts DTV V-CHIP Consent Decrees Totaling Over $3.4 Million
04-10-2008	FCC Adopts DTV Enforcement Orders Totaling Over $6 Million
04-04-2008	Married by America Petition Returned without Consideration
03-26-2008	FCC Seeks Applicants for 2008 Engineer-in-Training Program
03-21-2008	$63,000 Forfeiture proposed against America's Toner concerning apparent violation of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (Unsolicited Junk Faxes)
03-19-2008	FCC issues $2,591,500 Forfeiture against The Hot Lead LLC d/b/a The Hot Lead Company for violation of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (Unsolicited Junk Faxes)
03-03-2008	$458,500 Forfeiture proposed against SMC, LLC for apparent violation of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (Unsolicited Junk Faxes)
03-03-2008	$5,084,000 Forfeiture proposed against Horizon Telecom, Inc. concerning apparent slamming violations
	More headlines . . .

What We Do:

Broadcast of Obscene, Profane and/or Indecent Material

Broadcast Issues

Consumer Telephone-Related Issues

Customer Proprietary Network Information (CPNI)

Disabilities Issues & Answers

DTV Enforcement

Emergency Alert System (EAS) Enforcement Actions

Equipment Marketing Violations

Field Activity and Actions

Local Telephone Competition Enforcement

Pole Attachment Enforcement

Public Safety Enforcement

Revocations

Technical Rule Violations

Unauthorized Assignment/Transfer of Control of Licenses

Universal Service Enforcement

Wireless 911 and E911 Violations

Notice/Disclaimer:

The content of these pages is unofficial and not authority for action. Views and opinions expressed do not necessarily reflect those of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission.

Webmaster: Frank Haynes

last reviewed/updated on Mon Apr 14 11:49:52 EDT 2008

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