enforcement bureau january 13, 2005

ENFORCEMENT BUREAUJanuary 13, 2005

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Enforcement Enforcement BureauBureau

2004 Objectives: 2004 Objectives: ChecklistChecklist

√√ Local Competition Enf.Local Competition Enf. √ √ Wireless LNP Enf.Wireless LNP Enf.

√√ Universal Service Enf.Universal Service Enf. √ √ Indecency Enf.Indecency Enf.

√√ Do-Not-Call Enf.Do-Not-Call Enf. √ √ Public Safety Enf. Public Safety Enf.

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EB & the FCC Strategic Goals

• BROADBAND• COMPETITION• SPECTRUM• MEDIA• HOMELAND

SECURITY• MODERNIZING THE

FCC

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Major New Enforcement Actions

0

5

10

15

20

25

30

35

2001 2002 2003 2004

Note: Chart includes NALs and pre-NAL consent decrees involving more than $100,000 for common carriers, or more than $25,000 for others.

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Amount of New Enforcement Actions

$0

$5,000,000

$10,000,000

$15,000,000

$20,000,000

$25,000,000

2001 2002 2003 2004

Note: Chart includes NALs and pre-NAL consent decree amounts

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• Largest-ever NAL ($9 million)

• $6 million forfeiture affirmed by D.C. Circuit

• Section 272 audit enforcement

• Numbering consent decree

• Granted discrimination formal complaint

• Mediation

Local Competition Enforcement

Competition/Broadband

7

Universal Service Enforcement

Competition/Broadband

8

• 100 investigations

• Two major consent decrees

• More than a dozen citations

Competition/Broadband

9

New Spectrum Enforcement in 2004

$0

$50,000

$100,000

$150,000

$200,000

$250,000

$300,000

$350,000

$400,000

Unlicensed operations

Antenna rules

Equipment authorization

RF radiation Interference

Spectrum Management

Note: Chart includes NALs and pre-NAL consent decree amounts

EAS

10

Programs Subject to Indecency Complaints

0

50

100

150

200

250

300

350

400

450

2000 2001 2002 2003 2004

cable radio television

Media

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Media

Children’s

Television

Public File

Main Studio

Media Enforcement

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EB’s Homeland Security Interagency Relationships

Department of

Homeland Security FCC

Office of Homeland Security

Homeland Security

Department of

Commerce

Department of

Defense

Department of

Justice

Department of

Transportation

Executive Office of the

President

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DNC & RNC Conventions

Homeland Security

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Modernizing the FCC

√√ Met Statutory Complaint DeadlinesMet Statutory Complaint Deadlines

√ √ MetMet Speed of Disposal Goals – 97.8%Speed of Disposal Goals – 97.8%

√ √ Issued More Than 700 ItemsIssued More Than 700 Items

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FCC University/Training

Modernizing the FCC

85% EBParticipation

Over 650 Courses

New Technology Training

Graduate Degree Program(Three Participants)

Knowledge Sharing Program (57 Participants)

1st HomelandSecurity CLE

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New Engineers

Modernizing the FCC

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Looking Toward the Future

ConsumerProtection

EnforcementPublic SafetyEnforcement

UniversalService

Enforcement IndecencyEnforcement

NewEnforcement

Issues

CompetitionEnforcement

Even BetterSpeed of Disposal

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Corrections to Slides 4 and 5

Major New Enforcement Actions

Amount of New Enforcement Actions

2000 19 $15.0 million

2001 10 $6.8 million

2002 13 $25.8 million

2003 16 $21.1 million

2004 34 $27.6 million