DirecTV drops the ball for costly EEO error
For two years, satellite MVPD DirecTV “relied solely on the Internet or non-public sources, such as employee referrals or walk-ins.” This constitutes inadequate recruitment techniques when it comes to
FTC shoots down another scammer
The advertising medium of choice for Zoilo Cruz’s International Marketing, but false advertising is false advertising, so we hereby note that the company has...
When fine is not so dandy
There is nothing new or exotic about maintaining a public file. In fact, the FCC is trying to ratchet up reporting requirements via its...
Stevens survives primaries
The scandal-plagued re-election campaign of Senate Commerce Committee stalwart Ted Stevens (R-AK) will steam into November. Despite facing a 9/22/08 court date over $250K...
Noncom survives Spak attack
Mario Fiorucci and Richard Aston, citizens in the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton market, filed to deny the license renew of noncommercial WRKC-FM, owned by Catholic-oriented Kings College....
LCD nailed for online analog TV sales
The FCC’s ban on selling analog television equipment, unless the equipment is accompanied by obvious warnings as to its imminent uselessness in picking up...
Fee file fo fum…
…we smell the blood of a delinquent bum. That’ll be the case for any FCC-beholden licensee that gets its FY 2008 regulatory fee payment...
Obama fighting 527 attack
The American Issues Project has been planning to spend $2.8M on ads attacking Barack Obama (D-IL) for a relationship with an individual who was a radical back in the turbulent 60s
Administration signals shield veto
Bipartisan bills to create a federal shield for reporters have been kicking around Washington for a few years now, and an Arlen Spector (R-PA)...
Biden his time?
Looking back to his run in this cycle’s Democratic primary, and like most candidates for federal office, Joe Biden (D-DE) did not spend vast...
Win for small cable as FCC meeting evaporates
Friday’s three-plank FCC Open Meeting disappeared into the ether. First two planks were eliminated Thursday night, and the final one was whisked away Friday...
Bitter about Vitter?
Many of you have donated cash to a political candidate. Do you have any concern as to how your donation was used? In the...
FCC looks at standing issue
William B. Clay does not like the fact that KCIL-FM is being allowed to change its city of license from Houma LA to Jean...
FCC stays out of buyer dispute
Peggy Haley left Peggy Marsh to dispose of her estate, which includes a one-town tripleheader -- KETX AM-FM-LP in Livingstone TX. She accepted a...
Organization testing 527 rules
You’d have to think that with a name like The Real Truth About Obama Inc., an anti-abortion activist group would not qualify as a so-called 527. That’s because its name implies a position