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Title: $125K CB Ouch! Smooth to $90K Post by: Pete, WA2CWA on May 11, 2006, 09:25:03 PM This has to hurt the pocketbook.
A consent decree has finally ended an enforcement action against Pilot Travel Centers LLC that could have cost the company $125,000 in fines. For the rest of the story, go here: http://www.remote.arrl.org/news/stories/2006/05/11/100/?nc=1 Title: Re: $125K CB Ouch! Smooth to $90K Post by: Ott on May 12, 2006, 10:32:17 AM This has to hurt the pocketbook. A consent decree has finally ended an enforcement action against Pilot Travel Centers LLC that could have cost the company $125,000 in fines. For the rest of the story, go here: http://www.remote.arrl.org/news/stories/2006/05/11/100/?nc=1 Morning Pete... Profits were apparently high enough in Pilot's business model to comfortably negate the six year threat of enforcement from the FCC... at least and until the last executive's Golden Parachute was well packed... (http://www.walcottcb.com/images/DX33HML.jpg) btw: despite the settlement, these rigs are still offered for sale... http://www.walcottcb.com/product_info.php?manufacturers_id=13&products_id=497 A settlement with Pilot admitting no "wrong doing"... a 90k "voluntary contribution"... just another day in the life of the average American business... |