The FCC denied a complaint by the Parents Television Council (PTC) that accused Fox stations and others for airing indecent material during an episode of the sitcom "Arrested Development." "There are multiple scripted bleeps, and some sexual innuendo dealing with homosexuality," according to the complaint, however, t

It might have been naughty, but it wasn't indecent. The "dropped towel" bit on a Monday Night Football introduction was sexually suggestive and titillating, the FCC has decided, but not indecent. After receiving several complaints about the Nov. 15 segment, the agency reviewed the broadcast involving an exchange betw

The FCC asked the court this week to let it take another look at the expletives in its March 15 indecency order. In a filing made with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit on July 5, the commission requested a stay of the briefing schedule on the broadcaster-initiated lawsuit over the order. The programs i

Members of both parties in Congress had warned FCC Chairman Martin they would begin an investigation into how the agency conducts its business if he went ahead with a vote to ease the cross-ownership rules.

Commission disagrees with court's July decision that indecency rules were "unconstitutionally vague."

The FCC denied 36 complaints from the Parents Television Council alleging that various television station licensees had aired indecent material during several programs. PTC alleged that various programs that aired from 2001 to 2004 contained sexually explicit segments or used indecent or profane language. The commiss

The FCC wants to make it easier for consumers to register complaints about broadcasts they believe are profane, obscene or indecent. The commission has launched a Web site for that purpose. It explains how to file a complaint and what happens to that complaint once the agency receives it, plus includes a sect

The complaint-driven process shifts significant costs to broadcasters when meritless complaints are filed, and the Enforcement Bureau’s policies place significant pressure on broadcasters to sign away important rights as the cost of conducting legitimate business before the commission.