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Re: FCC fines for unauthorized carrier changes and consumer billing
From: Matt Erculiani <merculiani () gmail com>
Date: Fri, 23 Apr 2021 11:29:19 -0600
It just got harder for the FTC to fine people
Based on the unanimous US Supreme Court decision, they never could in the first place, at least in the particular manner that was challenged. It'll be up to Congress to explicitly define how big the FTC's teeth are, not the unelected leadership of a regulatory body to decide for themselves. Working as Intended (despite the undesirable end result). -Matt On Fri, Apr 23, 2021 at 11:00 AM Patrick W. Gilmore <patrick () ianai net> wrote:
On Apr 23, 2021, at 12:47 PM, Sean Donelan <sean () donelan com> wrote:On Fri, 23 Apr 2021, Dan Hollis wrote:On Fri, 23 Apr 2021, Eric Kuhnke wrote:Did the FCC ever collect its $50 million from "Sandwich Isles Telecommunications" for blatant fraud? At this scale I wonder how orwhycertain people are not in federal prison.FCC is not law enforcement. The FTC can send people to prison. The FCCcan only send press releases.Neither FCC nor FTC can send people to prison. Only the Department ofJustice can criminally prosecute people (or corporations, i.e. WORLDCOM, ENRON, etc) in the U.S. Federal system. States and other countries vary.FCC can deny future licenses and make things difficult for long-termcarriers. Most scammers declare bankruptcy or just never pay.https://www.politico.com/story/2015/11/fcc-fine-enforcement-scrutiny-216121FCC proposes millions in fines, collects $0 November 23, 2015It just got harder for the FTC to fine people: https://www.morningbrew.com/daily/stories/2021/04/22/supreme-court-limits-ftcs-ability-recoup-illgotten-gains -- TTFN, patrick
-- Matt Erculiani ERCUL-ARIN
Current thread:
- FCC fines for unauthorized carrier changes and consumer billing Sean Donelan (Apr 23)
- Re: FCC fines for unauthorized carrier changes and consumer billing Eric Kuhnke (Apr 23)
- Re: FCC fines for unauthorized carrier changes and consumer billing Dan Hollis (Apr 23)
- Re: FCC fines for unauthorized carrier changes and consumer billing Sean Donelan (Apr 23)
- Re: FCC fines for unauthorized carrier changes and consumer billing Patrick W. Gilmore (Apr 23)
- Re: FCC fines for unauthorized carrier changes and consumer billing Matt Erculiani (Apr 23)
- Re: FCC fines for unauthorized carrier changes and consumer billing Roy (Apr 23)
- Re: FCC fines for unauthorized carrier changes and consumer billing Dan Hollis (Apr 23)
- Re: FCC fines for unauthorized carrier changes and consumer billing Eric Kuhnke (Apr 23)
- Re: FCC fines for unauthorized carrier changes and consumer billing Sean Donelan (Apr 23)