FCC levies "NYPD" indecency fine
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In a sign that the  federal airwaves police may ratchet up their campaign against  racy programming, the FCC on Friday determined that a woman's  naked backside is indecent enough to net ABC a proposed fine of  $1.43 million.
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New Yorkers who blithely cross the street listening to an iPod or talking on a cell phone could soon face a $100 fine.
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Description: NPR&#39;s Noah Adams talks to John Dimsdale of Marketplace about a $1.2-million indecency fine imposed on the Fox television network by the Federal Communications Commission.
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So much for a swinging lifestyle: US regulators have proposed a record fine of nearly $1.2 million against Fox Broadcasting for alleged indecency in an episode of its Married by America reality show.
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InfoWorld - An Internet-based provider of sexually explicit entertainment has agreed to pay a $465,000 civil penalty for sending unwanted e-mail, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission announced Tuesday.
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TV's over-zealous profanity police rebuked by court US television regulator the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) may not have the right to police American airwaves, a court has ruled. The ruling is a blow to a George W Bush-led clampdown on on-air swearing.â¦
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WASHINGTON - Federal regulators proposed nearly $1.2 million in indecency fines Tuesday against Fox Broadcasting Co. for its reality series "Married by America."   The Federal Communications Commission cited the network for an April 7, 2003, episode that included scenes from Las Vegas bachelor and bachelorette parties featuring strippers and various sexual situations...
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Politicians in the US unveil tough new fines aimed at stamping out indecency on television.
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Lawmakers last night derailed legislation that would have substantially increased the amount the Federal Communications Commission can fine broadcasters for airing indecent material, giving media companies at least a temporary reprieve after months of scrutiny and public outrage.
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Fox Broadcasting Co. is appealing a record-setting $1.18 million fine for airing racy fare on a show called "Married by America," saying the government's indecency rules for broadcast television are unconstitutional because they don't apply to cable and satellite television.
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Fines of up to &#36;500,000 per violation for indecent material aired on broadcast television and radio were unveiled by a top U.S. House of Representatives lawmaker on Tuesday, renewing a campaign to clean up broadcasting that failed last year.
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The Federal Communications Commission levied a $1.8 million fine against Fox TV for an episode of Married by America featuring Las Vegas dancers.
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The FCC leads the campaign to rein in 'indecency' on the airwaves. But in a world of unlimited spectrum, some think shackling the First Amendment is what's obscene. By Frank Rose from Wired magazine.
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Efforts by the Federal Communications Commission to regulate indecency on broadcast TV have drawn sharp criticism from network entertainment chiefs.
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The Federal Communications Commission issued a notice of a $550,000 fine against because of an incident during the Super Bowl halftime show.
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The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on  Monday that a policeman can be fired for violating regulations  after he offered for sale on the Internet videos of himself  removing a uniform and masturbating.
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Pop singer Janet Jackson's bare  breast flash earlier this year during the nationally televised  Super Bowl football game will cost the CBS television network a  record $550,000 for violating indecency rules, U.S.  communications regulators said on Wednesday.