Boxford pirate's coax cable cut

[Don A]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Larry Weil" <kc1ih@mac.com>
To: <boston-radio-interest@bostonradio.org>
Sent: Monday, September 28, 2009 4:57 PM
Subject: Re: Boxford pirate's coax cable cut


> At 8:12 AM -0400 9/28/09, TVNETDUDE@aol.com wrote:
>
>>In a message dated 9/28/2009 12:36:20 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, 
>>boston-radio-interest-request@tsornin.BostonRadio.org writes:
>>
>>>>>About LPFM, according to rule 73.854 the FCC will not  grant an LPFM
>>license
>>to a former unlicensed pirate broadcaster.  But  how would the FCC know an
>>applicant was a pirate if they have not busted  the applicant?<<<
>>
>
>>Nice rule it is too bad they don't enforce it.
>
> I'm not so sure it's a wise rule.  If you don't at least give someone the 
> opportunity to clean up their act and go legit, they will have no reason 
> to not remain a pirate forever.

Except for jail, fines and forfeitures.