CBS Challenges FCC's Planned $550,000 Jackson Fine
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Twenty CBS television stations have  challenged plans by federal regulators to fine them $550,000  collectively for airing the Super Bowl halftime show during  which singer Janet Jackson exposed her bare breast, according  to a filing obtained on Monday.
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It&#39;s reacting to the decision by the Federal Communications Commission to fine 20 TV stations owned by CBS a record amount -- 550-thousand dollars -- over the Super Bowl halftime show.
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(InfoWorld) - The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC)Â has proposed fines totaling $2.8 million to three wireless carriers for failing to meet coverage requirements for an emergency dialing service called E911, the agency said Thursday. The FCC levied the fines against Sprint Nextel, Alltel, and U.S. Cellular for failing to meet a Dec. 31, 2005, deadline for having 95 percent of their networks capable of using enhanced 911, an emergency dialing service that gives dispatchers the location of the call. FCC Chairman Kevin Martin said public safety is a top priority at the agency. "I recognize that the public expects us to get these issues right," he said in a statement. "Alltel, Sprint Nextel, and U.S. Cellular failed to meet this critical deadline by a significant margin, despite the clear requirements of the Commission and the needs of their consumers." Sprint Nextel would pay a fine of just over $1.3 million under the FCC's proposal, which the carriers can appeal. Alltel's fine would be $1 million, and U.S. Cellular's would be $500,000, an FCC spokesman said. As of the December 2005 deadline, 81 percent of Sprint's network had E911 service capabilities, while 74 percent of Nextel's network did, according to the FCC. The two companies merged in 2005. About 84 percent of Alltel's customers had E911 service, and about 89 percent of U.S. Cellular's customers did. Alltel and U.S. Cellular have since reached the 95 percent threshold, but Sprint Nextel has not, the FCC said. As of December 2005, 15 million Sprint Nextel customers did not have E911 service, the agency said. Martin called the fines "significant and appropriate." "On the wireless side, Americans increasingly expect that dialing 911 also means first responders can pinpoint a callerâs location, even when the caller is incapacitated or does not know where he or she is," he added. "Our actions today underscore the critical importance that 911 services play in the lives of the public."
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CBS has called for the cancellation of a &#36;550,000 federal fine for producing the Super Bowl halftime show during which Janet Jackson's breast was exposed.
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WASHINGTON - CBS got the bill Wednesday for Janet Jackson's eye-catching flash dance during the Super Bowl halftime show: a record $550,000.    The Federal Communications Commission voted unanimously to fine each of the 20 CBS-owned television stations $27,500, which is the maximum penalty for indecency...
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Pop singer Janet Jackson's bare  breast flash earlier this year will result in a record $550,000  fine for 20 CBS television stations, U.S. Federal  Communications Commission officials said on Tuesday.
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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 20 CBS television stations a  record total of $550,000 for violating indecency rules, U.S.  communications regulators said on Wednesday.
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The Federal Communications Commission on Tuesday sought to fine 169 Fox television stations a total of $1.18 million for violating decency standards when they aired an episode of &quot;Married by America.
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The Federal Communications Commission could fine broadcasters up to $500,000 for indecency violations under a bill passed overwhelmingly by the House Wednesday.
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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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As expected, America&#39;s communications regulator - the FCC - has hit Viacom&#39;s CBS network with a $550,000 fine over Janet Jackson&#39;s infamous &quot;wardrobe malfunction&quot; during the Super Bowl half-time show.
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WASHINGTON Sept. 22, 2004 - CBS got the bill Wednesday for Janet Jackson&#39;s eye-catching flash dance during the Super Bowl halftime show: a record $550,000.
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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 20 CBS stations that aired it a combined $550,000 for violating indecency rules, U.S. communications regulators said Wednesday.
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WASHINGTON - Airing a glimpse of pop singer Janet Jackson&#39;s right breast during the nationally televised Super Bowl football game earlier this year will cost 20 CBS television stations a record total of US$550,000 (S$933,000) for violating indecency rules
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WASHINGTON (BP)--The Federal Communications Commission issued the largest fine for indecency in television history Sept. 21, fining Viacom and its CBS stations $550,000 for the controversial
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CBS launches an appeal to have its fine for Janet Jackson's 2004 Super Bowl breast exposure overturned.
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The Federal Communications Commission is set to impose a record &#36;550,000 indecency fine against CBS-owned stations for their broadcast of singer Janet Jackson's breast-bearing incident during January's Super Bowl, the Washington Post reported on Saturday.