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Update: OMB Sets Comment Deadline for Tower Registration Regimen Revisions

March 18, 2012 16:22

Last month we reported on changes to the FCC’s tower registration process that have been adopted, but not yet fully implemented. One of the hold-ups in the implementation process is the need for OMB approval (thanks to our old friend, the Paperwork Reduction Act). Never...

CMAS Reminder!!!

March 17, 2012 14:52

CMS providers who opted into the CMAS are looking at a fast-approaching deadline; so are providers who didn’t opt in. Four years ago the Commission devised the Commercial Mobile Alert System (CMAS). You may know CMAS as the “Personal Localized Alerting Network” (PLAN) or...

More Steps Toward TV Band Clearing

Peter Tannenwald
March 12, 2012 20:21

Sixteen more Class A stations face the loss of their Class A status. The thinning of the ranks of Class A TV stations continues.  We reported recently that the FCC has started to propose the downgrading of a number of Class A television stations to LPTV status, presumably to make room for the...

FCC Reminder: Cell Phone Jammers are Illegal

March 11, 2012 22:39

FCC warning follows much-publicized incident on a Philadelphia bus. The FCC has issued one of its periodic warnings against selling or using jammers to interfere with cell phones, GPS, Wi-Fi, or any other radio-based service. The story this time begins with a guy named Eric who rides the buses...

Telecom Companies Take Note: Your Form 499-A Deadline Is Less than a Month Away

March 09, 2012 02:27

It’s that time of year again – all telecoms and VoIP providers must file their annual Form 499-A by April 2. That “other” April deadline is right around the corner: all telecommunications carriers are required to file FCC Form 499-A by April 2, 2012. If you’re an...