An anti-piracy billboard.
Regulators at the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) this week approved sweeping fines against a half-dozen pirate radio operators in the Miami area.
The fines, which totaled more than $3.5 million, were approved by the full board of the FCC during its open meeting on Thursday.
The matters were listed on a public agenda as “enforcement actions” with no further information. A spokesperson for the FCC told The Desk by email that enforcement actions are typically not made public until they are approved by commissioners at their open meetings.
The fines are connected to a sweeping federal law passed by Congress in 2020 that gave the FCC broader authority to pursue radio pirates who broadcast on reserved frequencies without a license. The law, called the Preventing Illegal Radio Abuse Through Enforcement (Pirate) Act, allows the FCC to impose financial penalties of up to $2 million per instance, upward adjusted for inflation...
Regulators at the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) this week approved sweeping fines against a half-dozen pirate radio operators in the Miami area.
The fines, which totaled more than $3.5 million, were approved by the full board of the FCC during its open meeting on Thursday.
The matters were listed on a public agenda as “enforcement actions” with no further information. A spokesperson for the FCC told The Desk by email that enforcement actions are typically not made public until they are approved by commissioners at their open meetings.
The fines are connected to a sweeping federal law passed by Congress in 2020 that gave the FCC broader authority to pursue radio pirates who broadcast on reserved frequencies without a license. The law, called the Preventing Illegal Radio Abuse Through Enforcement (Pirate) Act, allows the FCC to impose financial penalties of up to $2 million per instance, upward adjusted for inflation...
- 1/26/2024
- by Matthew Keys
- The Desk
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