{"data": {"schema": "publicfeed.update.v1", "id": "PIB-2328200", "url": "https://publicfeed.in/orders/PIB-2328200", "headline": "CCPA penalizes companies for misleading walkie-talkie advertisements", "summary": "The Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) announced on 25 October 2026 that it has fined a company ₹1 lakh for failing to disclose essential regulatory information in walkie-talkie listings. The CCPA found that omitting operating frequencies and licensing requirements could mislead consumers into using devices illegally. This is part of a wider crackdown where 12 entities have been fined a total of ₹58 lakh after over 16,970 non-compliant listings were found across online platforms. The release does not say when the specific order against the latest company takes effect.", "key_points": ["₹1 lakh penalty imposed on one company for misleading walkie-talkie listings", "Cumulative penalties of ₹58 lakh imposed on 12 entities so far", "Over 16,970 non-compliant listings identified across e-commerce platforms", "Advertisements must disclose operating frequencies and licensing requirements", "Devices in the 446.0–446.2 MHz range are exempt from licensing"], "issued_date": "2026-10-25", "listing_date": "2026-10-25", "document": {"form": "Press release", "number": "2328200", "type": "Press release", "legal_character": "informational_communication", "functions": ["announces"], "cites": ["Consumer Protection Act, 2019", "Use of Low Power and Very Low Power Short Range Radio Frequency Devices (Exemption from Licensing Requirement) Rules, 2018"]}, "issuer": "Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution", "department": "Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution", "source": {"key": "pib", "name": "Press Information Bureau", "site": "pib.gov.in", "official_url": "https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleseDetail.aspx?PRID=2328200"}, "topics": ["consumer protection", "misleading advertisements", "walkie-talkies"], "reader_topics": ["Government services"], "intent": "updates", "states": [], "national": true, "places": [], "applies_to": ["company"], "dates": [], "revision": "4b11ec2df999f70b", "recorded_at": "2026-10-25T11:42:25.820670+00:00", "provenance": {"method": "ai_summary", "automated_check": "pass", "human_review": "pending"}}, "meta": {"schema": "publicfeed.update.v1", "count": 1, "next": null, "plan": "free", "feed_updated_at": "2026-10-25T13:57:12.958246+00:00", "generated_at": "2026-10-25T14:47:28+00:00"}, "attribution": "Data: PublicFeed (https://publicfeed.in), summarising official documents linked in each record. Summaries are AI-generated and not legal advice; the official original is the authority.", "license": "https://publicfeed.in/terms#data-licence"}