Cleveland-Cliffs Agrees to $50K Fine for Obtaining Licenses Without FCC OK
Steel company Cleveland-Cliffs agreed to pay a $50,000 fine for acquiring various wireless licenses without FCC authorization as part of its buy of AK Steel Holding and ArcelorMittal USA, the FCC Enforcement Bureau said. The company also agreed to implement…
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a compliance plan, said the Wednesday order. Both transactions were completed in 2020. “This resolution reinforces the Commission’s commitment to ensuring that the transfer and assignment of wireless authorizations is limited to instances where the Commission has determined that the transfer or assignment is in the public interest, convenience, and necessity,” the bureau said: “The Bureau’s Investigation revealed that, in all, Cleveland-Cliffs and its subsidiaries completed six substantial transfers of control affecting 59 licenses held directly or indirectly by AK Steel and ArcelorMittal USA under six licensee names without first obtaining prior Commission consent.”