FCC Proposes Fine Against Wisconsin Antenna Company
The FCC proposed a penalty of $235,668 against Aura Holdings of Wisconsin for allegedly failing to provide accurate information to the FCC. “Aura apparently submitted false and misleading information in 10 different change in ownership applications using the Commission’s Antenna…
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Structure Registration (ASR) system,” the FCC said in a notice of apparent liability. “Aura also apparently made a false and misleading statement to a Commission employee, claiming the Company owned an antenna structure that it did not own.” Didn't the FCC "issue a much bigger fine in 1990 for less egregious action?” former FCC engineer Michael Marcus asked on Twitter. Marcus cited a 1990 case in which Centel Cellular agreed to pay $1 million to the federal government for a 1989 accident in which two died when their helicopter crashed into a radio tower under construction in North Carolina. Was Enforcement Bureau action even timely? Marcus asked. “Why not 18 USC 1001 prosecution in this safety matter?” The FCC and Aura didn't comment.