Both the FCC's International Bureau and Office of Engineering and Technology have had to officially announce that LightSquared's GPS Interference Working Group will not be operating under a Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) directive as the agency did not select the membership of the working group, and will not control, supervise or manage it. The LightSquared working group was a critical condition of the waiver LightSquared received on January 26, 2011. MORE

The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) has advised that the bands 1695-1710 MHz and 3550-3650 MHz are available for accommodating wireless broadband as downlinks for weather satellites, radiolocation, aeronautical radio-navigation and fixed-satellite service. In a Public Notice dated March 8, 2011, an FCC Spectrum Task Force asked for comment on the steps the FCC can take to best promote this spectrum for wireless broadband. Significant geographic portions of these federal bands are currently off limits due to incumbent systems.  
FCC PN DA 11-444

In a Notice of Apparent Liability (NAL) for Forfeiture and Order adopted on February 25, 2011, several companies were each fined a forfeiture amount of $29,000 for not submitting their annual customer proprietary network information (CPNI) notice for 2008 and 2009.

In February 2010, each company was sent a letter by the Commission reminding them to submit their CPNI filing for 2008 and 2009 and warned that "failure to comply with this directive may result in monetary penalties". Noncompliance led to the $29,000 fine and a warning that further enforcement action may be taken if they fail to file such certifications within 30 days of the NAL date.
DA 11-371A

In a Notice of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture, KFW Communications (KFW), Caldwell, Kansas was cited for failing to visually inspect their tower's lights at least once every 24 hours between October 2009 and March 2010. The Commission's rules require that any licensed antenna structure with lighting must be observed at least once every 24 hours either visually or with automatic system equipped with an alarm to alert the owner of any malfunction. The FCC learned in their investigations that a KFW employee had visually inspected the antenna structure until their closed-circuit cable system was shut down on September 30, 2009. KFW was fined $6,000 due to the six months of non-compliance after being warned of this violation in the initial Letter of Inquiry. DA 11-394

Ira Jones, owner and operator of a Citizen Band (CB) radio station, was reported to the FCC on three occasions over a period of six months for causing interference to the communications system operated by the Merced County Fire Department, Merced, California. In March and August 2010, FCC agents visited Jones' home, requesting inspection of his transmitting equipment. Although he acknowledged owning the equipment, Jones denied causing interference and did not allow the FCC to inspect his facilities. Jones first demanded a warrant and claimed that he did not own the house. Jones later recanted the home ownership issue, but still did not allow the inspection even after being warned of a possible forfeiture. The Notice of Unlicensed Operations given to Jones states that the "Commission has no requirement that an agent obtain a warrant prior to conducting such an inspection." As a result of this violation, Jones was fined $7,000.
DA 11-457

In a Notice of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture, Ace of Hearts Disc Jockey Service, Inc. (Ace of Hearts), Cape Canaveral, Florida, was fined $13,000 for operating excessive power and for utilizing an unauthorized transmitting antenna system. During the Commission's inspection in February 2010, the President of Ace of Hearts claimed he was unaware they were operating over power and stated that the problem may be due to the amplifier. He promptly reduced the transmitter output power. In a subsequent inspection, again prompted by complaints that the station was operating beyond its authorized transmitter output power, it was determined that the station was operating with a second antenna although it was authorized to transmit with only one. Due to these violations, Ace of Hearts was fined $13,000.
DA 11-443