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FCC Enters into Consent Decree with Broadcaster to Resolve Good Faith Violations

Distributors Must Make Televised Emergency Information Accessible to Persons Who are Deaf, Hard of Hearing, Blind or Visually Impaired.

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FCC Announces COALS System Update: MVPDs Must Submit Contact Information for Broadcast Carriage Elections by July 31, 2020.

Telecommunications carriers, interconnected VoIP and advanced communications service providers must file their annual accessibility compliance certificate (covering 2019) by April 1, 2020. Telecommunications providers must file their annual telecommunications revenue report (Form 499-A) on or before April 1, 2020.

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Cable operators must file their Statement of Accounts (Form SA1-2 or SA3) and pay any royalty fees due for the July 2019 – December 2019 accounting period by March 2, 2020.

FCC Data Collection: Telephone, broadband, and interconnected VoIP providers must report information about broadband connections and local telephone service as of December 31, 2019 by March 2, 2020. New Leased Access Contact Information Requirement Now in Effect.

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Copyright Forms and Fees Due by March 2, 2020

Cable operators must file their Statement of Accounts (Form SA1-2 or SA3) and pay any royalty fees due for the July 2019 – December 2019 accounting period by March 2, 2020.

FCC Data Collection: Telephone, broadband, and interconnected VoIP providers must report information about broadband connections and local telephone service as of December 31, 2019 by March 2, 2020.

New Leased Access Contact Information Requirement Now in Effect.

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