Just two weeks after rejecting a claim that the FCC’s rule against the broadcast of a telephone conversation without permission was unconstitutional, the Commission’s Enforcement Bureau made clear that it would not hesitate to enforce that rule – and enforce it vigorously. In a recent decision, the Commission proposed a $25,000 fine to a
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No Phone Calls on the Air Without Permission – Even Answering Machine Messages
By David Oxenford on
Posted in FCC Fines
In a decision last week, the FCC fined a radio station $4000 for broadcasting the message from someone’s telephone answering machine without permission. The FCC’s rules forbid the broadcast of a telephone call without permission (and the recording of a phone call for broadcast without permission). So, a station violates the rule when a caller says…