[BC] Delays hurting credibility?

[Larry Albert]

Wall Street Journal also has an article about the "Uncollected" fines.



Where did the FCC Fines Go?

In 2004, the Federal Communications Commission issued a record $7.9 million 
in indecency-related fines, The Wall Street Journal reports. This year, the 
FCC has received 189,000 indecency complaints, but has not issued a dime in 
fines. The Journal points out:


http://online.wsj.com/public/article/SB113210430769798410-mJwlowOpNOrdcAZaVF3so_7d43w_20061116.html?mod=blogs


At 06:10 PM 11/10/05 -0700, you wrote:


>Regarding Stern, the Washington Post writes;
>
>The Federal Communications Commission, under Democratic Chairman Reed E. 
>Hundt, took one year to determine that the radio routine violated the 
>agency's indecency regulations. But nearly four years and two FCC chairmen 
>later, in February 2001, the $6,000 fine was rescinded "due to passage of 
>time," FCC records note.
>
>The FCC's actions were hardly an aberration. A Washington Post analysis of 
>all 92 known proposed indecency fines shows that the agency's record of 
>policing the airwaves has been undermined by plodding investigations, 
>insufficient fine amounts and inconsistent follow-up.
>
>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/11/09/AR2005110902078.html