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Technology report outlines FCC enforcement, handset-unlock rules, LPTV support and Starlink allocations
Summary
Marty briefed the board on multiple FCC actions: a pirate broadcaster shut down on 90.5 with possible fines, proposed uniform handset-unlocking rules to reduce handset theft fraud, updated LPTV rules to support low-power TV operations, and additional Starlink spectrum and satellites to expand remote connectivity.
During the technology report, Marty summarized several federal developments the board should note for station operations and long-term planning.
Marty said the FCC’s Portland field office recently used direction-finding equipment to shut down an illegal broadcaster operating on 90.5 under the name 3 Brothers Ranch LLC and told the meeting the FCC warned the operator that continued use could lead to fines in the “round numbers” of $2,500 (SEG 376–392). “It was still illegal, and the commission jumped on them,” Marty said.
He also explained pending or…
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