CommLaw Monitor
FCC Issues Another Fine for Wi-Fi Blocking: Smart City Fined $750,000 for Blocking Mobile Hotspots
On August 18, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced a $750,000 settlement with Smart City Holdings, Inc. (Smart City) to resolve an investigation into the company’s blocking consumer Wi-Fi hotspots at…
Attention Wireless Operators: FCC Issues $5.25 Million Civil Penalty for Unauthorized Transfer of Control and Operations
The FCC’s Enforcement Bureau announced today that the Canadian National Railway, a large diversified rail, trucking, warehousing and distribution services company, has entered into Consent Decree and agreed to pay…
Do Recent Consent Decrees Indicate a Shift in FCC Enforcement Policy?
In August, the FCC adopted consent decrees with three companies ( Border Media Business Trust, Time Warner Cable, and ASUSTeK Computer Inc. ) to resolve investigations into potential violations by each company of the…
Wal-Mart.com USA Consent Decree Reminder of Retailers’ Responsibilities for the Radiofrequency Devices They Sell
A recently adopted Consent Decree entered into between the Enforcement Bureau (“Bureau”) and Wal-Mart .com USA leaves no doubt that retailers are advised to be aware of their regulatory responsibilities for the…
Inexperience and Inadvertence No Excuse for Failure to Seek and Obtain FCC Consent to License Acquisitions
A recent Enforcement Bureau (“EB”) Order and Consent Decree highlights the perils that attend failure to get FCC approvals to transfer or assign wireless licenses. The March 13, 2014, release, involving Skybeam…