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ULS Reminder for six GHz Licensees
Final week, the FCC issued a Public Discover reminding incumbent 6 GHz band licensees to take care of correct data within the Common Licensing System (“ULS”) database. The Fee licensed sure unlicensed operations within the U-NII-5 and U-NII-7 bands in April 2020 (Vol. XVII, Subject 17) by way of the usage of an automatic frequency coordination (“AFC”) system. The ULS database supplies AFC methods with data on mounted microwave hyperlinks to make sure that incumbents are shielded from dangerous interference. Licensees are required to maintain data filed within the ULS present and full. We suggest 6 GHz licensees verify their licensed methods in ULS precisely replicate precise operations.
Florida PSC Proposes Strict ILEC Pole Upkeep Guidelines
The Florida Public Service Fee final week proposed guidelines that will require phone firm homeowners of poles with electrical amenities to examine such poles each 8 years, guarantee correct vegetation administration, and adjust to emergency response and storm restoration protocols. Penalties for failing to conform could be strict, rising from $500 for the primary violation to $5,000 for the fifth and subsequent violations.
$35K Consent Decree for Unauthorized Transfers
Final week, the FCC’s Enforcement Bureau entered right into a Consent Decree with Atrium Hospitality LP (“Atrium”) for failing to hunt the Fee’s prior approval earlier than buying wi-fi radio licenses from a number of entities. In June 2016, quite a few generally owned entities, which held 25 non-public land cell licenses, filed for Chapter 11 chapter. A holding firm for Atrium subsequently acquired the entities, together with the wi-fi radio licenses, with out acquiring prior FCC approval. Atrium should now pay a $35,000 penalty, implement a compliance plan, and submit annual experiences to the Fee over the following three years.
$100K Penalty for Common Service Reporting Violations
The FCC’s Enforcement Bureau issued a Discover of Obvious Legal responsibility for Forfeiture final week in opposition to Telnexus, LLC (“Telnexus”) for failing to file its Annual and Quarterly Telecommunications Reporting Worksheets (“Annual Worksheet” and “Quarterly Worksheet”) (Kinds 499-A and 499-Q) failing to reply to an FCC inquiry. Telnexus didn’t file its Quarterly Worksheets due on November 1, 2013, and February 1, 2014, and any of the required Quarterly or Annual Worksheets between August 2017 and February 2022. The FCC’s Enforcement Bureau despatched a Letter of Inquiry to Telnexus three separate instances and Telnexus didn’t reply. The Bureau proposes a forfeiture of $100,000 for Telnexus’ violations.
Gregory E. Kunkle, Casey Lide, Thomas B. Magee, Tracy P. Marshall, Kathleen Slattery Thompson, Sean A. Stokes, and Wesley Okay. Wright additionally contributed to this text.