FCC Nails Two Boston Area FM Pirates

[Ron]

Are the fines the result of a "visit" or "inspection"?



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From: Boston-Radio-Interest <boston-radio-interest-bounces@lists.BostonRadio.org> On Behalf Of Jeff Lehmann
Sent: Thursday, December 12, 2019 6:49 PM
To: Dave Doherty <dave@skywaves.net>
Cc: boston-radio-interest@lists.bostonradio.org
Subject: Re: FCC Nails Two Boston Area FM Pirates

Until they actually collect one of these fines, the amount doesn’t matter, as far as I can tell. Could be $1 or $500 Billion. Right now it makes no difference.

Jeff Lehmann

> On Dec 12, 2019, at 6:34 PM, Dave Doherty <dave@skywaves.net> wrote:
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> FCC PROPOSES FINE OF OVER $450,000 AGAINST BOSTON-AREA PIRATE RADIO 
> OPERATOR Highest Proposed FCC Fine Ever for Unlicensed Broadcasting
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> WASHINGTON, December 12, 2019—The Federal Communications Commission 
> today proposed a $453,015 fine against Gerlens Cesar, the operator of 
> an enterprise identifying itself as Radio TeleBoston, for apparent 
> unlicensed and unlawful broadcasting. Today’s action marks the largest 
> fine ever proposed by the FCC against a pirate radio operation. Cesar 
> used three separate transmitters for his apparently unlawful 
> broadcasting, resulting in three apparent violations of the law. The Commission proposed imposing the statutory maximum forfeiture amount for each of these three apparent violations.
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> FCC PROPOSES $151,005 FINE AGAINST UNLICENSED RADIO BROADCASTER IN 
> BOSTON Station Operator Ignored Repeated Warnings from FCC Field 
> Agents
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> WASHINGTON, December 12, 2019—The Federal Communications Commission 
> today proposed the maximum allowable fine, $151,005, against Acerome 
> Jean Charles, the operator of a longstanding unlicensed radio station in Boston, Massachusetts, called Radio Concorde.
> Despite FCC warnings, Jean Charles apparently continued to broadcast 
> radio signals without a license at power levels requiring an FCC license.
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