The ARRL RFI Enforcement Pages

• FCC Enforcement Activities and the Electric Utility Industry
  Information on the ARRL and FCC cooperative agreement followed by a link list to FCC enforcement letters sent to electric-utility companies concerning harmful interference reports.
• FCC Part 15 Enforcement Actions
  Information on Part 15 rules followed by links to a list of FCC enforcement letters sent to Part 15 device operators (other than power-line) about harmful interference reports.

The FCC Enforcement Bureau Pages

• Amateur Radio Service Enforcement Actions (New FCC Page)
• Amateur Radio Service Enforcement Actions (FCC Transition Page)
• Field Activity and Actions
  Enforcement actions include Notices of Apparent liability (NALs) and Citations that resulted from field office inspections and investigations since 2010.
• Field Actions 2017
  Enforcement actions include Notices of Violation (NOVs) and Notices of Unlicensed Operation (NOUOs) issued by Field Offices during calendar year 2017.  Links for previous years also appear on the left side of the page.

• FCC Siezes Equipment From Pirate Broadcasters in Boston (ARRL News, March 30, 2018)
• FCC Special Counsel Laura Smith Says Amateur Enforcement Will Be Aggressive (ARRL News, November 30, 2016)
  
• ARRL Encourages Comprehensive Noise Floor Study (ARRL News, August 15, 2016)
  
• Amateur Radio Sleuthing Pins Down Source of Strange RF Interference  (ARRL News, August 9, 2016)
• FCC’s OET Clarifies Emissions Compliance Testing for RF LED Lighting Devices (ARRL News, June 30, 2016
• SBE Urges FCC to Improve Medium-Wave Noise Environment (ARRL News, March 22, 2016)
  • SBE Filing (Dated March 21, 2016)
  • SBE Comments on filing dated March 21, 2016
• Redesigned FCC Website Makes it Easy for Hams to File Interference Complaints (ARRL News, January 6, 2016)
• ARRL Again Complains to FCC about Illegal Marketing of Electronic Lighting Ballasts (ARRL News, December 30, 2015)
• ARRL Executive Committee Presented with Draft Enforcement Improvement Plan (ARRL News, October 21, 2015)

• ARRL Asks FCC to Clarify that Hams May Modify Non-Amateur Gear for Amateur Use (ARRL News, October 13, 2015)  ARRL filing includes comments concerning the improved labeling of Part 18 RF lighting devices, Class A devices and lower emissions limits for Part 15 lighting devices.
• ARRL Files More “Grow Light” Ballast Complaints with FCC (ARRL News, July 28, 2015)
• ARRL Complains to FCC About The Home Depot’s Marketing of RF Lighting Devices (ARRL News, July 17, 2015)
• FCC Announces Enforcement Bureau Field Office Reorganization Plans (ARRL News, July 16, 2015)
• House Committee Asks FCC for Documents Related to Proposed Enforcement Bureau Closures (ARRL News, April 24, 2015)
• Switching Power Supplies a More Common Noise Source than Power Lines, ARRL Lab Manager Says (ARRL News, April 13, 2015)
• FCC, Regulatory Issues Dominate ARRL Executive Committee Meeting Agenda (ARRL News, March 19, 2015)
• FCC Enforcement Bureau Field Resources Poised to Shrink (ARRL News, March 11, 2015)
• FCC Fines Pennsylvania Ham $11,500 for Causing Intentional Interference (ARRL News, January 14, 2015)
• Cincinnati BPL Internet Service Provider Pulls the Plug on its System (ARRL News, July 23, 2014)
  
• Colorado Ham Tracks Down, Resolves Interference from Pot Cultivators’ “Grow Lights” (ARRL News, June 9, 2014)
  
• Pot Growers' Lights Interfering With Ham Radio Chats (The Coloradoan, June 5, 2014)
• Petition to Expand RFID Use on 70 Centimeters Withdrawn (ARRL News, May 14, 2014)
  
• ARRL Opposes FCC Proposal to Leave Licensed Service Users Open to Unlicensed Interference (ARRL News, May 5, 2014)
  
• AM Broadcasters, Hams Have Common Interest in Cleaning Up Noise Sources (ARRL News, April 28, 2014)
  • SBE Filing:  Grow lights are referenced in the footnote on page 9.  Additional references to interference FCC rules and enforcment appear in V. RF Noise.
• FCC Cites Washington Resident for Causing Interference on Amateur Frequencies (ARRL News, April 24, 2014)
  • FCC Citation & Order
• ARRL Calls for Timely, Visible FCC Amateur Radio Enforcement (ARRL News, April 1, 2014)
  
• ARRL to FCC: "Grow Light" Ballast Causes HF Interference, Violates Rules (ARRL News, March 14, 2014)
  • The ARRL's letter
  • ARRL's Test Report on the Grow Light.  It measured way over the FCC limits for RF emissions
• FCC Agents Trace Radio Interference to Doorbells, Videogames, Blankets (The Wall Street Journal, March 11, 2014)
• FCC and Manufacturer Conclude Consent Decree on Marketing of Noncompliant Device (ARRL News, February 17, 2014)
  
• ARRL Helps Manufacturer to Resolve Arc Fault Circuit Interrupter RFI Problems (ARRL News, November 19, 2013)
  
• FCC Issues Warnings for Amateur Radio Infractions, Unlicensed Operations (ARRL News, September 30, 2013)
• FCC Should Retain Oversight of Equipment Certification Process, ARRL Says (ARRL News, August 13, 2013)
  
• Receiver Immunity Standards Unnecessary, Impractical for Amateur Service, ARRL Says (ARRL News, July 23, 2013)
  
• FCC Targets Online Retailer in Citation (ARRL News, June 7, 2013)
  
• FCC and GAO Release Recommendations on Receiver Performance; Comments Invited (ARRL News, May 9, 2013)
  
• Florida Man Cited for Causing Harmful Interference to Radio Amateurs (ARRL News, April 24, 2013)
  
• FCC Again Denies ARRL’s Petition in BPL Proceeding (ARRL News, April 18, 2013)
  
• FCC Finds New Jersey Ham Violated Communications Act, Reduces Forfeiture from $20,000 to $16,000 (ARRL News, January 4, 2013)
• FCC Expands Part 95 MedRadio Rules to Allow Devices in 2360-2400 MHz Band (ARRL News, May 29, 2012)
  
• BPL Provider IBEC Announces Shutdown (ARRL News, January 3, 2012)
  
• FCC Grants Secondary Service Allocation to Wireless Broadband Medical Micropower Networks (ARRL News, December 1, 2011)
  
• Trapped in the drive by my TV: How set-top boxes are interfering with car key fobs (The Daily Mail, November 4, 2011)  RFI issues in the UK.
• FCC to Utilities: Don't Look to Hams to Pay for Your Testing (ARRL News, August 27, 2009),
• FCC Issues Citation to Washington Company for Selling, Importing Unauthorized RF Devices (ARRL News, August 4, 2009)
• FCC Issues Citation to Part 15 Marketer (ARRL News, July 30, 2009)
• FCC Issues Two Citations in Longstanding Power Line Noise Case (ARRL News, August 30, 2007)
• FCC Cites Florida Utility for Interference to Radio Amateur (ARRL News, June 8, 2006)
• KCBD-TV news story video about the FCC citations to Lubbock Power and Light and Xcel Energy in Lubbock, TX  A complete video of the original news broadcst is also being made available for the ARRL Web site with the permission and courtesy of KCBD-TV Channel 11 in Lubbock, TX.  (Play Video): KCBD-TV Broadcast August 27, 2007
• KCBD-TV news story video about the safety hazards of poorly maintained power lines in Lubbock, TX.  A complete video of the original news broadcast is being made available for the ARRL Web site with the permission and courtesy of KCBD-TV Channel 11 in Lubbock, TX.  (Play Video): KCBD-TV Broadcast September 24, 2007
• ARRL Helps to Clear the Air in Line Noise Cases, (ARRL News, August 21, 2001)