Broadcast Contests, Lotteries, and Solicitation of Funds
January 5, 2018
Television or radio stations holding Federal Communications Commission (FCC) licenses that broadcast or advertise information concerning a contest...
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categoryBroadcasting False Information
January 5, 2018
Knowingly broadcasting false information concerning a crime or a catastrophe may violate the rules of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC)...
FCC Broadcast Ownership Rules
December 27, 2017
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) sets limits on the number of broadcast stations (radio and TV) an entity can own, as well as limits on...
Real-Time Text: Improving Accessible Telecommunications
December 19, 2017
*/ Real-time text – or RTT – is a technology that allows text to be sent immediately as it is created through wireless handsets that use IP-based...
Mobile Wallet Services Protection
December 8, 2017
Many consumers use their smartphones, tablets and other mobile devices as mobile wallets to pay for goods and services, using apps to make both...
Payola Rules
December 8, 2017
If employees of broadcast stations, program producers, program suppliers and others accept or agree to receive payments, services or other valuable...
Unauthorized Radio Operation
December 8, 2017
Federal law generally prohibits the "use or operation of any apparatus for the transmission of energy or communications or signals by radio" without...
Cable System Encryption
November 30, 2017
Background The Commission recently decided that cable operators with all-digital systems may encrypt their services. This will let cable operators...
Cancellation, Rescheduling or Refusal of Radio and TV Programs
November 30, 2017
The FCC does not control the programming schedules of broadcast radio or television stations or the programming of subscription radio or television,...
Cable Signal Leakage
November 30, 2017
Cable television systems use radio frequency signals transmitted over cables to provide television and data services to customers. Normally, these RF...