FCC Issues Political Advertising Clarification Regarding Lowest Unit Charge – MVPDs May Exclude Free Time
| FCC Filings, Political Advertising
FCC Extends Truth-in-Billing Compliance Deadline to December 20, 2020.
FCC Announces COALS System Update: MVPDs Must Submit Contact Information for Broadcast Carriage Elections by July 31, 2020.
| Accessibility, FCC Filings
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.
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.
| Copyright, FCC Filings
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.
Copyright Forms and Fees Due by March 2, 2020
| Copyright, FCC Filings
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.
New Leased Access Contact Information Requirement Now in Effect.
| Copyright, FCC Filings
Cox Hit with $1 Billion Copyright Infringement Verdict.
FCC announced that the remainder of its revised children’s television programming rules will go into effect on January 21, 2020; Cable Operators Must File Final Quarterly Certifications by January 10, 2020
| FCC Action, FCC Filings, Transparency Disclosures
ISPs should ensure that their required transparency disclosures are accessible through a website or through the database established by the FCC’s Consumer and Government Affairs Bureau. FCC Acts Against ISPs That Failed to Disclose Network Management Practices.