Last fall’s government shutdown has produced an unexpected downstream effect for broadcasters: FCC penalties will not increase in 2026. The FCC’s Enforcement Bureau confirmed that civil monetary penalties will remain frozen at 2025 levels after the federal government’s lapse in appropriations prevented the Bureau of Labor Statistics from producing the October 2025 Consumer Price Index data required to calculate the annual adjustment. The decisio…
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