FCC Enforcement Actions
Database covers 2018 to present.
American Broadband & Telecommunications Company; Jeffrey S. Ansted
Notice of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture
Date:
2018-10-25
File/Case/Docket Number:
EB-IHD-17-00023554
Proposed Forfeiture amount:
$63,463,500
FCC Bureau/Division involved:
Enforcement Bureau-Investigations and Hearings Division
FCC Document Number:
FCC-18-144
Rule/Law sections violated
- § 54.400et seq - Universal Service / Universal Service Support for Low-Income Consumers / Terms and definitions.
- § 54.405 - Universal Service / Universal Service Support for Low-Income Consumers / Carrier obligation to offer Lifeline.
- § 54.407 - Universal Service / Universal Service Support for Low-Income Consumers / Reimbursement for offering Lifeline.
- § 54.410 - Universal Service / Universal Service Support for Low-Income Consumers / Subscriber eligibility determination and certification.
FCC Registration Number(s)
American Broadband & Telecommunications Company
Notice of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture
Date:
2020-05-13
File/Case/Docket Number:
EB-IHD-17-00023554
Proposed Forfeiture amount:
$63,463,500
FCC Bureau/Division involved:
Enforcement Bureau-Investigations and Hearings Division
FCC Document Number:
DA-20-493
View Delegated Authority Document
Rule/Law sections violated
- § 54.400et seq - Universal Service / Universal Service Support for Low-Income Consumers / Terms and definitions.
- § 54.405 - Universal Service / Universal Service Support for Low-Income Consumers / Carrier obligation to offer Lifeline.
- § 54.407 - Universal Service / Universal Service Support for Low-Income Consumers / Reimbursement for offering Lifeline.
- § 54.410 - Universal Service / Universal Service Support for Low-Income Consumers / Subscriber eligibility determination and certification.
FCC Registration Number(s)
American Broadband & Telecommunications Company Jeffrey S. Ansted
Consent Decree
Date:
2022-06-03
File/Case/Docket Number:
EB-IHD-17-00023554
Civil penalty and/or settlement amount:
$16,618,235
Category:
Universal Service Fund
Violation type:
Lifeline service qualification violations
FCC Bureau/Division involved:
Enforcement Bureau-Investigations and Hearings Division
FCC Document Number:
DA-22-421
View Delegated Authority Document
Rule/Law sections violated
- § 54.400et seq - Universal Service / Universal Service Support for Low-Income Consumers / Terms and definitions.
- § 54.405 - Universal Service / Universal Service Support for Low-Income Consumers / Carrier obligation to offer Lifeline.
- § 54.407 - Universal Service / Universal Service Support for Low-Income Consumers / Reimbursement for offering Lifeline.
- § 54.410 - Universal Service / Universal Service Support for Low-Income Consumers / Subscriber eligibility determination and certification.
FCC Registration Number(s)
Amounts shown in NALs may not include forfeitures that were reduced upon a showing and reflected in a subsequent Forfeiture Order (FO). Forfeitures reduced or cancelled through a method other than a Forfeiture Order may not always reflect in the database.
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