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ENFORCEMENT BUREAU

ENFORCEMENT BUREAU. 2006 Year in Review January 17, 2007. THE ENFORCEMENT BUREAU MISSION. Investigate and respond quickly to possible violations of the Communications Act, as amended, and the Commission’s rules and orders, to ensure . . .

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ENFORCEMENT BUREAU

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  1. ENFORCEMENT BUREAU 2006 Year in ReviewJanuary 17, 2007

  2. THE ENFORCEMENT BUREAU MISSION Investigate and respond quickly to possible violations of the Communications Act, as amended, and the Commission’s rules and orders, to ensure . . . • Homeland security and protection of the public safety • Consumer protection in a competitive landscape • A level playing field to promote robust competition • Efficient and responsible use of the public airwaves

  3. ACCOMPLISHING OUR MISSION • Approximately 300 employees • 4 Divisions • Investigations and Hearings Division • Market Disputes Resolution Division • Spectrum Enforcement Division • Telecommunications Consumers Division • 3 Regional Offices • 25 District and resident agent Field Offices in 3 geographic regions

  4. Public Safety Interference Over 1,000 cases preventing interference to public safety communications Emergency Alert System Over 700 inspections of stations’ compliance with EAS rules Tower and Fencing Enforcement Over 1,600 compliance inspections HOMELAND SECURITY/PUBLIC SAFETY ENFORCEMENT

  5. HOMELAND SECURITY/PUBLIC SAFETY ENFORCEMENT • Closed Captioning of Emergency Information • Issued NALs and Consent Decrees to guarantee compliance of FCC’s emergency visual presentation rules • Ensure timely visual access to emergency information

  6. CONSUMER PROTECTION ENFORCEMENT • Protect Consumers’ Sensitive, Personal Information • Review CPNI carrier compliance certifications • Investigate data brokers and carriers • Issued Orders • Pursue Violations of Do-Not-Call and Junk Fax Requirements • Over 120 Citations issued • Proposed Forfeitures of approximately $1 million

  7. LEVEL PLAYING FIELDENFORCEMENT • Enforce Universal Service Payment Requirements • NALs and Consent Decrees totaling nearly $1.2 million • Recovered nearly $1.5 million in underpayments to the Fund • Protect Against E-Rate Fraud • Suspension and debarment proceedings

  8. LEVEL PLAYING FIELDENFORCEMENT • Resolved Competitive Market Disputes • Pre-complaint mediations • Formal complaints against carriers • Enforced Restrictions of Marketing Unauthorized Equipment • Over 60 investigations regarding unauthorized equipment

  9. RESPONSIBLE USE OF THEPUBLIC AIRWAVES ENFORCEMENT • Indecency • Web-based complaint form • Omnibus Order and Order on Remand • Pirate Broadcasters • Approximately 85 shut-downs

  10. ENFORCEMENT BUREAU Looking to the Future While Not Forgetting the Past

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