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).

For Television Broadcasters Electing Option 2 On Their FCC Form 388, Mandatory DTV 100-Day Countdown Announcement Must Commence On November 10, 2008.
As previously reported, on March 3, the FCC released a Report and Order outlining the requirements for the education of consumers regarding the February 17, 2009 transition to digital television service. Full-power television broadcasters were instructed to choose between one of three methods, defined as “Options 1, 2, or 3,”  for disseminating such information.
All commercial and noncommercial digital television broadcast station licensees and permittees that elected Option 2 must commence the 100-day Countdown announcements mandated in the March Report and Order  on Monday, November 10, 2008.