The Federal Communications Commission has expanded its penalties for the unauthorized broadcast of telephone conversations. In order to protect expectations of privacy, the FCC does not permit telephone conversations to be broadcast without the knowledge and consent of all parties. An exception is where the parties may be presumed from the circumstances to be aware (or are actually aware) that at least part of a conversation is likely to be aired (as during a call-in discussion program).

Broadcast Television Station Reminder: FCC Form 388 DTV Consumer Education Activity Reports Due July 10: By July 10, 2008, all full-power television stations must electronically file an FCC Form 388 “DTV Quarterly Activity Station Report” with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) detailing the station's efforts to educate viewers about the digital television (DTV) transition. Consistent with the Commission's mandate, broadcast stations must provide viewers with information about the upcoming DTV transition by airing information about the transition including public service announcements (PSAs), crawls, tickers, and longer-format programs.