As the FCC was investigating the broadcasts, in 2004, Fox announced that it would begin extending live broadcast delays to 5 minutes from its standard 5 or 10 seconds to more easily be able to edit out obscenities uttered over the air.

In 2004, Idle recorded a protest song of sorts, the " FCC Song ", in which he lambastes the US Federal Communications Commission for fining him $ 5, 000 for saying the word " fuck " on national radio.

On October 6, 2004, Stern announced the signing of a five-year contract with Sirius Satellite Radio, a medium free from FCC regulations, that started in January 2006.

From 1990 to 2004, the Federal Communications Commission ( FCC ) has fined owners of radio stations that carried The Howard Stern Show a total of $ 3. 2 million for indecent programming.

As the 2000s progressed, many of these shows began to see sagging ratings and the Super Bowl XXXVIII halftime show controversy in 2004 exacerbated the situation as the fear of monetary penalties by the Federal Communications Commission ( FCC ) for indecent content led many dating shows ( and many syndicated programs targeted at the 18-49 demographic, in general ) to be censored to the point where even profanities typically permissible on television were edited out of episodes.

Among the PTC's largest campaigns for FCC complaints was over the 2004 Super Bowl XXXVIII halftime show in which co-performer Justin Timberlake caused the brief exposure of lead performer Janet Jackson's right breast, leading the CBS network that carried the halftime show to be fined $ 550, 000 by the FCC.

In January 2004, after being unable to broadcast for 12 consecutive months, the FM license for WGHR was automatically canceled by the FCC as required by Congress, and the application to move to 101. 1 was dismissed as moot.

As of late 2004, a station can be " squeezed in " anywhere as long as the location and class conform to the rules in the FCC separation table.

Two-Way Radio Narrowbanding refers to a U. S. Federal Communications Commission ( FCC ) Order issued in December 2004 requiring all CFR 47 Part 90 VHF ( 150-174 MHz ) and UHF ( 421-512 MHz ) PLMR ( Private Land Mobile Radio ) licensees operating legacy wideband ( 25 kHz bandwidth ) voice or data / SCADA systems to migrate to narrowband ( 12. 5 kHz bandwidth or equivalent ) systems by January 1, 2013.

The SAME technique was later adopted by the FCC in 1997 for regular broadcasters on radio, television, and cable, as well as by Environment Canada in 2004 for its Weatheradio Canada service.

In December, 2004, the FCC released another set of rules which phase out, over a year, all CLEC leasing of ILEC local switching, while preserving access to most copper local loops and some interoffice facilities.

These affiliates opted out, because Ryan included language which the Federal Communications Commission ( FCC ) had, in March 2004, ruled " indecent and profane ".

On June 22, 2004, Breaux cast the lone vote against amendment, S. A. 3464, which would increase the maximum fine from $ 27, 500 to $ 275, 000 when the FCC determines a broadcaster is guilty of “ obscene, indecent or profane language .” Breaux also opposed the loosening of FCC rules that would allow cross-media platforms in the same community to fall under a single owner.

The FCC released an order in Aug, 2004 that reiterated that SMS spam messages to cellphones are illegal under the existing Telephone Consumer Protection Act ( TCPA ) and also under the CAN-SPAM Act.

Pursuant to a ruling by the Federal Communications Commission ( FCC ) on February 12, 2004, the Wireline Competition Bureau considers FWD to be an information service rather than a telecommunications service.

It was deleted by the FCC in 2004.

On September 22, 2004, the FCC fined Viacom the maximum $ 27, 500 ( US ) penalty for each of the twenty CBS-owned television stations ( including satellites of WFRV in Green Bay, WCCO in Minneapolis, and KUTV in Salt Lake City ; current CBS owned-and-operated station KOVR in Sacramento at the time was owned by Sinclair Broadcast Group ) for a total $ 550, 000 fine, the largest ever against a television broadcaster at that time.

The 2004 NBA All-Star Game also cleaned up its act, despite being broadcast on cable television channel TNT that was not under Federal Communications Commission ( FCC ) regulation as with all other cable channels, having halftime performer Beyoncé Knowles perform " Crazy in Love " rather than " Naughty Girl ", which they feared would incite controversy given its sexual content.

Even as late as Veterans Day of 2004, 65 ABC network affiliates pre-empted the uncut network presentation of the film Saving Private Ryan over concerns about the film's violent and profane content and FCC regulations.

Originally CALEA only granted the ability to wiretap digital telephone networks, but in 2004, the United States Department of Justice ( DOJ ), Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives ( ATF ), Federal Bureau of Investigation ( FBI ), and Drug Enforcement Administration ( DEA ) filed a joint petition with the Federal Communications Commission ( FCC ) to expand their powers to include the ability to monitor VoIP and broadband internet communications -- so that they could monitor Web traffic as well as phone calls.

In the United States, the Federal Communications Commission ( FCC ) approved HDCP as a " Digital Output Protection Technology " on August 4, 2004.

In 2004, the FCC required all CFR 47 Part 90 VHF ( 150-174 MHz ) and UHF ( 421-512 MHz ) PLMR ( Private Land Mobile Radio ) licensees operating legacy wideband ( 25 kHz bandwidth ) voice or data / SCADA systems to migrate to narrowband ( 12. 5 kHz bandwidth or equivalent ) systems

In July 2004 the American Psychological Association issued a statement that DADT " discriminates on the basis of sexual orientation " and that " Empirical evidence fails to show that sexual orientation is germane to any aspect of military effectiveness including unit cohesion, morale, recruitment and retention.

Verant from 1999 to 2001 and SOE from 2001 to 14 January 2004 issued formal statements giving some indications of the number of EQ subscriptions and peak numbers of players online at any given moment.

In August 2004, the Keep Britain Tidy campaign issued a press release calling for zero tolerance of graffiti and supporting proposals such as issuing " on the spot " fines to graffiti offenders and banning the sale of aerosol paint to anyone under the age of 16.

A revised version ( ISBN 1-58366-043-7 ) was issued in 2004, along with HERO System Sidekick, a condensed version of the rulebook with a cover price of under $ 10.

In December 2004, the SEC issued a rule change that required most hedge fund advisers to register with the SEC by February 1, 2006, as investment advisers under the Investment Advisers Act.

The final indictments were issued in December 2004, the last of which were confirmed and unsealed in the spring of 2005.

Originally started after the 2004 Indonesian tsunami, Knitters Without Borders is a charity challenge issued by knitting personality Stephanie Pearl-McPhee that encourages knitters to donate to Médecins Sans Frontières ( Doctors Without Borders ).

He had several patents issued in his name from the U. S. Patent and Trademark Office, all of which involve a method of tensioning drum heads, in June 2002 – November 2004.

In January 2004 the Ministry of Information Technology issued its Mobile Cellular Policy with objectives to:

In 1994 James Sedares conducted a re-recording of the score performed by The Phoenix Symphony Orchestra ( which also included a suite from Bernstein's score for The Hallelujah Trail, issued by Koch Records ; Bernstein himself conducted the Royal Scottish National Orchestra for a performance released by RCA in 1997, but the original film soundtrack was not released until the following year by Rykodisc ( Varèse Sarabande reissued this album in 2004 ).

Similarly, the US Senate Intelligence Committee, while critical of US intelligence officials, did not recommend any resignations in its report, also issued in July 2004.

On July 14, 2004, the United States Postal Service issued a 23 cent Distinguished Americans series postage stamp in recognition of her accomplishments.

Mwanawasa was accused by some observers of demonstrating an authoritarian streak in early 2004 when his Minister of Home Affairs issued a deportation order to a British citizen and long-time Zambian resident Roy Clarke, who had published a series of satirical attacks on the President in the independent Post newspaper.

It was formally scheduled for mandatory retirement in 2010 in accord with the directives President George W. Bush issued on January 14, 2004 in his Vision for Space Exploration.

By 1988, the U. S. Department of Defense ( DoD ) issued Instruction 4630. 8 ( reissued in 1992, 2002, 2004 ) stating its policy that “ all forces for joint and combined operations be supported through compatible, interoperable, and integrated Command, Control, Communications, and Intelligence systems.

In 2004 the FDA issued a " Patient Safety " news bulletin stating that " To help resolve the confusion opium tincture and paregoric, FDA will be working with the manufacturers of these two drugs to clarify the labeling on the containers and in the package inserts.

* Windsor Report, report on challenges to unity in the Anglican Communion issued in 2004

Also the Iranian 500 rial coins issued since 2004 have an image of a phoenix on the reverse.

From 2001 to 2004, two full series were produced, along with three one-off hour-long specials ; Gay ( retitled and issued as Absolutely Fabulous in New York for the United States ) in 2002, Cold Turkey, a Christmas special in 2003, and White Box ( which included the tying-up of loose-ends and past semi-regular characters appearing in cameos in what seemed an ironic finale for Saffy, Patsy, and Edina ), which aired in 2004.

In 2004, Article 19 issued a memorandum in which it accused the EIB of failing to meet international ( including EU ) standards on openness.

* 2004-On September 29, 2004, the Bank of Canada issued a $ 20 bank note which included a quotation from her 1961 book The Hidden Mountain ( La Montagne secrète ).

In 2004, the ADL national director issued the following statement: " we are disturbed that a number of Arab Americans and Islamic institutions have been targets of anger and hatred in the aftermath of the terrorist attacks.

OMB Circular A-123 ( issued 21 December 2004 ) defines the management responsibilities for internal financial controls in federal agencies and addressed to all federal CFOs, CIOs and Program Managers.

" Maathai subsequently issued a written statement in December 2004: " I neither say nor believe that the virus was developed by white people or white powers in order to destroy the African people.