FCC Enforcement Update, Episode 11: Perils for the Unwary

Published: Sept. 24, 2018, 9:47 p.m.

b'In this edition of Full Spectrum\\u2019s recurring series on FCC enforcement, Partner Steve Augustino and Associate Brad Currier address the legal dangers facing entities that may be unfamiliar with telecommunications regulation. Steve and Brad focus on a multi-million dollar DOJ fraud prosecution involving the E-rate fund and a settlement of inadvertent transfers of FCC licenses occurring as a result of a transaction between two entities that are not traditionally seen as communications entities (in this case, two hospitality companies). They also look ahead to two enforcement items on the agenda for the FCC\\u2019s September 26, 2018 Open Meeting.'