Trump’s FCC is investigating NPR and PBS stations over sponsorships
Brendan Carr, the Federal Communications Commission’s new chairman, on Wednesday ordered an investigation into the sponsorship practices of NPR and PBS member stations.
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Loper Blight: 11th Circuit Vacates FCC Lead Generator “One-to-One” and “Logically/Topically Related” Consent Provisions
In yet a third setback for the FCC since the Supreme Court’s Loper Bright opinion eliminating Chevron deference, the 11th Circuit last Friday ...
PBS, NPR Say They Comply With U.S. Regulations After Trump-Appointed FCC Chairman Warns They May Be ‘Violating Federal Law’ by Airing Ads
Brendan Carr, the President Trump-appointed FCC chairman, warned the CEOs of PBS and NPR that they “could be violating ...
FCC Chairman Launches Investigation Into NPR And PBS Over Program Sponsorships — And Warns About Future Government Funding
FCC chairman Brendan Carr has ordered the agency to launch an investigation into underwriting sponsorship announcements that ...
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ONE IS WORSE: The TCPA Has Two Primary Restrictions– Violating One Has Decidedly Greater Penalties (Do You Know Which One?)
Violating the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) is always dangerous. The TCPA governs most forms of telephone outreach ...
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'Lead Generator Loophole' Remains Open, Court Decides
Mortgage lenders that buy leads online through comparison shopping sites can avoid the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) restrictions on robocalls and texts through “one-to-one consent” that was ...
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Court Cancels New Robocall Rules, Back to FCC
An appeals court vacated the portion of the TCPA that required new robocall and robotext consent rules and remanded the issue back to the FCC.
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Eleventh Circuit Vacates FCC’s TCPA One-to-One Consent Rule on Eve of Effective Date
On Friday, January 24, 2025, just one business day before it was to take effect on January 27, the Eleventh Circuit vacated ...