FCC Issues Warning on Fake FCC Fee Filing Sites
The FCC has released a Public Notice, warning regulated entities that there are websites that pretend to be the site on which FCC regulatory fees are to be electronically filed. These so-called "phishing" sites are apparently out to obtain from broadcasters and other entities regulated by the FCC information about their financial accounts. The Public Notice reminds broadcasters that the site on which fees are to be paid is www.fcc.gov/feefiler. If you see some other URL address, beware. Make sure that you are in fact on the FCC's website before revealing any private financial information. More on the FCC filing fees can be found in the Davis Wright Tremaine Advisory on the fees, and in our prior posts, here and here.
