Their ability to fine an entity is covered by Title 47, Chapter 5, Section 502:
http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/usc.cgi?ACTION=RETRIEVE&FILE=$$xa$$busc47.wais&start=1559935&SIZE=1041&TYPE=TEXT -Hal On Fri, May 13, 2011 at 9:29 AM, Tom DeReggi <wirelessn...@rapiddsl.net> wrote: > FCC regulation made it "mandatory" to report. Its not optionional. > They limited reporting detail to a level that they felt would not compromise > other privacy or confidenciality or competition laws. > > With that said... > I personally feel that the FCC is on legally weak grounds to force WISPs to > provide such data, for a number of reasons. > If I got a fine, I'd go to court to fight it, before I'd pay it. However, > if the FCC took the time to make the cortesy call, the party in violation is > on the radar, and it would sure be much easier for the party to just report > the data, after they got that call. > > I dont think the FCC has ever fined anyone or audited the data reported. I > dont think it would go over very well if they did. > But I surely dont think its worth the risk to test them. They have the > authority to impose the fine on ISPs and WISPs for not filing. > (unless over turned faught in court) > > Tom DeReggi > RapidDSL & Wireless, Inc > IntAirNet- Fixed Wireless Broadband > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Brian Webster > To: 'WISPA General List' > Sent: Friday, May 13, 2011 1:36 AM > Subject: Re: [WISPA] FCC477 fines? > > I believe it has been that way all along, they just never enforced it. > > > > Thank You, > > Brian Webster > > www.wirelessmapping.com > > www.Broadband-Mapping.com > > > > From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On > Behalf Of Cameron Crum > Sent: Friday, May 13, 2011 12:57 AM > To: WISPA General List > Subject: [WISPA] FCC477 fines? > > > > One of our customers got a call today from the FCC. The FCC representative > on the other end told him that he had missed the deadline for filing his 477 > form and that this was a courtesy call. If he did not get his filing in > soon, he would be subject to a fine. Well it was easy enough to rectify with > our software for him, but I'm curious as to when this became a finable > offense. Does anyone know? We called and questioned the FCC rep who > threatened our customer and he told us it was the law, although he was > unable to tell us when the "law" went into effect, or which piece of > legislation made it law and a finable offense. Can you really be fined for > this now? Any of you lurking lawyers out there know? I'd be curious to know. > > Regards, > > Cameron > > ________________________________ > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > WISPA Wants You! Join today! > http://signup.wispa.org/ > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org > > Subscribe/Unsubscribe: > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > > Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > WISPA Wants You! Join today! > http://signup.wispa.org/ > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org > > Subscribe/Unsubscribe: > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > > Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ > -- Harold Bledsoe -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
