FCC Begins Electronic Filing System Upgrades
| FCC Action
FCC released PN announcing that ECFS had undergone a system upgrade by transitioning ECFS to a cloud-based platform and added reCAPTCHA functionality to thesystem. FCC Affirms Forfeiture Order Against Broadcasters (Sinclair spin-offs) for 2019 Good Faith Violations.
FCC Issues Reminder: Accessibility Recordkeeping Compliance Certification
Due April 1, 2022
| Accessibility, FCC Filings
Telecommunications carriers, interconnected VoIP and advanced communications service providers must file their annual accessibility compliance certificate by April 1, 2022.
FCC Acts to Prohibit Certain Types of Arrangements Between MDUs and MVPDs
| FCC Action
FCC’s Feb. 15, 2022 Report and Order prohibits exclusive marketing agreements, revenue sharing agreements, and sale-and-leaseback arrangements between MDUs and MVPDs.
FCC issued Enforcement Advisory reminding telecommunications carriers and interconnected VoIP providers to file their annual CPNI reports.
| FCC Action, FCC Filings
CPNI Officer’s Certificate Due March 1, 2022
Announcement: FCC’s CDBS filing system shut down 1/12/2022. Operators filing EEO Forms should follow intermin filing procedures.
| Copyright, FCC Action, FCC Filings
FCC Form 477 Due March 1, 2022. Operators must use the 2020 census data. Copyright Forms and Fees Due by March 1, 2022.
MVPDs Must File Annual KidVid Certifications to their online public inspection files.
| FCC Action, FCC Filings
Annual KidVid Certifications by January 31, 2022