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CommLawCenter, a Pillsbury legal blog, brings you breaking news and analysis of communications law and business.

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Glenn Richards, Lee Petro and Warren Kessler break down an important development in the marketing, sale and importation of radiofrequency (RF) devices that have not yet obtained equipment authorization. #FCC pillsbury.law/iDMQAwrT
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Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman is an international law firm with a particular focus on the technology & life sciences, energy, financial, and real estate & construction sectors. Recognized as one of...

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Insight accompanies update in Lee Petro and Warren Kessler's latest on the opportunities and risks accompanying the upcoming FCC auction of mid-band spectrum. pillsbury.law/IM8gL-75
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman is an international law firm with a particular focus on the technology & life sciences, energy, financial, and real estate & construction sectors. Recognized as one of...

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Cecilia Wang, Alex Ginsberg and Jenny Liu continue to track developments with the stimulus, PPP and loan forgiveness. #COVID19 pillsbury.law/3SGR-jrY
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman is an international law firm with a particular focus on the technology & life sciences, energy, financial, and real estate & construction sectors. Recognized as one of...

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Breaking News Alert: Scammers Impersonating the FCC Seeking to Scam Broadcasters During Government Shutdown wp.me/p6OYT7-beB
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Federal Shutdown Creates Public File and Repack Headaches for Broadcasters wp.me/p6OYT7-bem
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#FCC Grants TV Stations Last-Minute Reprieve on Certain Audible Crawl Requirements commlawcenter.com/2018/05/fc…
FCC Grants TV Stations Last-Minute Reprieve on Certain Audible Crawl Requirements

FCC Grants TV Stations Last-Minute Reprieve on Certain Audible Crawl Requirements

CommLawCenter readers may recall that the FCC adopted a rule in 2013 requiring broadcasters to present aurally on a secondary audio stream (“SAS”) all emergency information provided visually ...

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Better Late Than Never? Upload Those First Quarter Issues/Programs Lists commlawcenter.com/2018/04/be…
Better Late Than Never? Upload Those First Quarter Issues/Programs Lists

Better Late Than Never? Upload Those First Quarter Issues/Programs Lists

As those that receive our Pillsbury Client Advisories know (you can sign up for those here), April 10th was the deadline for placing various quarterly reports in your station's public inspection ...

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DTV Ancillary and Supplementary Services Report Goes Away for Most TV Stations commlawcenter.com/2018/04/dt…
DTV Ancillary and Supplementary Services Report Goes Away for Most TV Stations

DTV Ancillary and Supplementary Services Report Goes Away for Most TV Stations

Today the FCC publicly released a Report and Order eliminating TV stations' annual obligation to report whether they have provided feeable ancillary or supplementary services on their spectrum ...

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Confused About Paying Interns? The Rules Just Changed Again wp.me/p6OYT7-b3h
Our gift to you -- the 2018 Broadcasters' Calendar is now up at commlawcenter.com and available in our latest post, "Broadcasters Face a (Re)Packed 2018" commlawcenter.com/2017/12/br…
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FCC Finds the Case for Broadcast Ownership Deregulation Compelling commlawcenter.com/2017/11/fc…
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Most TV Stations Can Stop Drafting Their DTV Ancillary Services Report commlawcenter.com/2017/11/tv…
Most TV Stations Can Stop Drafting Their DTV Ancillary Services Report

Most TV Stations Can Stop Drafting Their DTV Ancillary Services Report

The FCC today released an Order waiving, at least for this year, the requirement that full power, Class A and low power television stations file what has traditionally been known as a Form 317 ...

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Breaking News: FCC Releases Details of Its Proposed ATSC 3.0 Approval commlawcenter.com/2017/10/br…
Breaking News: FCC Releases Details of Its Proposed ATSC 3.0 Approval

Breaking News: FCC Releases Details of Its Proposed ATSC 3.0 Approval

This evening the FCC released the Agenda for its November 16 Public Meeting, and as anticipated, the two Media items on it are the Reconsideration of the FCC's Broadcast Ownership Rules and the ...

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The Main Studio Rule Is Dead; Long Live the Main Studio commlawcenter.com/2017/10/ma…
The Main Studio Rule Is Dead; Long Live the Main Studio

The Main Studio Rule Is Dead; Long Live the Main Studio

In a move that would have once been stunning, but which now was so expected as to be anticlimactic, the FCC today voted to eliminate the Main Studio Rule.  In doing so, it also eliminated various ...

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Senate confirms @AjitPaiFCC to another term thehill.com/policy/technolog…
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Don't miss @Comm_Law_Center's September FCC Enforcement Monitor! commlawcenter.com/2017/09/fc…
FCC Enforcement Monitor ~ September 2017

FCC Enforcement Monitor ~ September 2017

Pillsbury’s communications lawyers have published FCC Enforcement Monitor monthly since 1999 to inform our clients of notable FCC enforcement actions against FCC license holders and others.  This ...

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.@FCC extends Oct. 1 & 10 public file dates to Nov. 13 for licensees in PR and VI affected by Hurricane Maria: transition.fcc.gov/Daily_Rel…
Today’s the Day: Nationwide EAS Test and Form 2 Deadline Arrive commlawcenter.com/2017/09/to…
Today’s the Day: Nationwide EAS Test and Form 2 Deadline Arrive

Today’s the Day: Nationwide EAS Test and Form 2 Deadline Arrive

Earlier this week, the FCC and FEMA released a final reminder that this year's nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System will occur today, September 27, 2017 at 2:20 PM Eastern Time.  The ...

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FCC Extends Regulatory Fee Filing Window for Regulatees Affected by Hurricanes Harvey or Irma to Friday, 9/29/2017 apps.fcc.gov/edocs_public/at…
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Broadcasters Encounter FCC System Obstacles in Meeting Monday Deadline for EAS Form 1 Filing commlawcenter.com/2017/08/br…
Broadcasters Encounter FCC System Obstacles in Meeting Monday Deadline for EAS Form 1 Filing

Broadcasters Encounter FCC System Obstacles in Meeting Monday Deadline for EAS Form 1 Filing

The FCC and FEMA have established September 27, 2017 as the date for the next nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System (EAS). Like last year’s test, all EAS participants must file Form 1 a ...

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