Follow the Signs: Navigating the FCC’s LED Initiative

Kelley Drye Full Spectrum

In February 2019, the FCC issued an Enforcement Advisory warning marketers of LED signs that their products must be authorized, properly labeled, and contain the required user disclosures before being marketed in the United States. The Enforcement Advisory followed a slew of enforcement actions in 2018 totaling hundreds of thousands of dollars in penalties against importers and retailers of LED signs for violations of the FCC’s equipment marketing rules. In this special edition of Full Spectrum’s enforcement series, Partner Steve Augustino and Associate Brad Currier do a deep dive on the FCC’s LED sign enforcement initiative, breaking down the FCC’s equipment authorization rules, how they apply to LED signs, and what importers, retailers, and others in the LED sign supply chain need to do now in order to avoid FCC enforcement action later. Enforcement Advisory: https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DA-19-90A1.pdf Supplemental Materials: https://www.kelleydrye.com/KelleyDrye/media/News-Pubs-and-Events-Images/Microsoft-Word-LED-Enforcement-Podcast-Chart-v1.pdf