The FCC Wireless Bureau barred Warren Havens from making without...
The FCC Wireless Bureau barred Warren Havens from making without bureau permission further filings on Automated Maritime Telecommunications System (AMTS) license applications he filed that were dismissed by the FCC more than 10 years ago. The order laid out the…
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long history of the proceeding (http://xrl.us/bmxvys). In a 2010 order on reconsideration, the FCC noted that the applications had already been the subject of 12 orders and “stated that it planned to give no further consideration to the matter and directed the staff to dismiss summarily any subsequent pleadings filed by Havens or related parties in this proceeding,” the order said. “Havens and related parties nonetheless petitioned for reconsideration of the 2010 Order on Reconsideration. After the staff summarily dismissed that petition in accordance with the Commission’s directive, Havens filed yet another petition for reconsideration of the staff’s action.” Any additional documents filed by Havens on the matter must include a cover page seeking permission to file, the order said. “In seeking leave to file, Havens must certify that the claim or claims he wishes to present are not frivolous or made in bad faith.” The bureau said it “will deny permission to file abusive documents such as those that are frivolous, repetitive, irrelevant, obstructive, or that appear designed to cause harm in furtherance of a private interest."