Keep Your Lights On
In a Forfeiture Order, Andrews Tower Rental (Andrews Tower) from Oplin, Texas was issued a fine in the amount of $3,750 for failing to “exhibit the required lighting on its antenna structure after sunset” and for failing to notify the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) of a tower light outage. The forfeiture was reduced after the Commission considered and granted Andrews Tower’s request for cancellation or reduction of the potential fine, claiming that it would pose financial hardship. The FCC reminded Andrews Tower that it was “responsible for observing the lights on all of its antenna structures at least once every 24 hours and notifying the FAA immediately of any light outages lasting more than 30 minutes.”
Category: Enforcement CornerNote to Telemarketers - Follow the Rules
Travel Club Marketing Inc. (“Travel Club”) was fined by the Commission for targeting 142 cellular and land line telephone consumers with unsolicited, prerecorded messages and failing to transmit their caller identification during these calls. According to the Commission’s rules, it is unlawful for any party inside or outside of the United States to solicit cellular customers using prerecorded messages (with the exception of an emergency) or to residential customers, without their prior consent. The Commission imposed the maximum penalty of $16,000 for each of the 185 apparent violations for a total forfeiture of $2,960,000.Notice of Apparent Liability For Forfeiture
Category: Enforcement Corner