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FCC Keeps the Pressure on Class A Television Stations, Issues $52,000 in Fines for Failure to Timely File Children’s Television Reports

By Brendan Holland on March 8, 2012

Posted in Children's Programming and Advertising, FCC Fines, Low Power Television/Class A TV, Programming Regulations

Yesterday, the FCC issued fines totaling $52,000 against four Class A television stations for belatedly filing their FCC Form 398 Children’s Television Programming Reports. The stations, each of which had missed at least a couple of years’ worth of Children’s Reports, were also fined for failing to timely place the reports in their public…

FCC Prepared to Move Forward with Incentive Auctions in Anticipation of Congressional Authority

By Brendan Holland on October 21, 2010

Posted in Digital Television, Incentive Auctions/Broadband Report, Television

FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski announced today that the FCC is ready to move forward with preparations for incentive auctions in anticipation of receiving Congressional authority for such auctions at some point in the future. In a speech at the Spectrum Summit held today at the FCC in Washington, DC, Genachowski invoked President Eisenhower, FDR, and the transcontinental…

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David Oxenford represents broadcasting and digital media companies in connection with regulatory, transactional and intellectual property issues. He has represented broadcasters and webcasters before the Federal Communications Commission, the Copyright Royalty Board, courts and other government agencies for over 30 years.

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David has coordinated the purchase and sale of numerous radio and television stations, and has helped telecommunications companies, industry associations, broadcasters, educational institutions and others with FCC compliance matters and advocacy in regulatory proceedings, such as those related to new technologies, media ownership, and spectrum allocations. David also advises voice and data providers on issues related to Telecommunications Relay Services (TRS) for the deaf and hard of hearing, including Internet-based Video Relay Services (VRS) and IP Captioned Telephone Service (IP CTS), and otherwise helps clients with all of their FCC-related needs.

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FCC Keeps the Pressure on Class A Television Stations, Issues $52,000 in Fines for Failure to Timely File Children’s Television Reports

FCC Prepared to Move Forward with Incentive Auctions in Anticipation of Congressional Authority

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