Suez Agrees to $104,000 Fine for FCC Spectrum Violations
Water and waste management company Suez North America agreed to pay a $104,000 fine and implement a compliance plan for taking control of spectrum licenses without FCC authorization, said a Friday Enforcement Bureau order. The violations stem from its buy…
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of United Water Resources, Heritage Hills Water Works and other assets. The New Jersey company didn’t comment. “This action will reinforce the Commission’s commitment to ensuring that the transfer and assignment of wireless authorizations is limited to instances where there has been a prior determination that the transfer or assignment is in the public’s interest, convenience, and necessity,” the bureau said. Suez "and its subsidiaries self-reported this matter to the FCC when we learned of this administrative oversight," a spokesperson emailed: "The company will ensure that all future change of control transactions or tuck-in acquisitions comply with FCC rules and regulations."