▁Imp act ▁ ▁At ▁first , ▁despite ▁the ▁res ounding ▁win ▁in ▁Pacific a , ▁the ▁F CC ▁used ▁its ▁new ▁regul atory ▁powers ▁sp aring ly . ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 0 s , ▁however , ▁the ▁F CC ▁r amp ed ▁up ▁san ctions ▁for ▁inde cent ▁broadcast s . ▁And ▁by ▁the ▁early ▁ 2 0 0 0 s , ▁the ▁F CC ▁began ▁to ▁le vy ▁more ▁san ctions ▁with ▁higher ▁doll ar ▁amounts — with ▁fin es ▁of ▁up ▁to ▁$ 5 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁for ▁some ▁off enses . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 7 , ▁Pacific a ▁Radio ▁" L iving ▁Room " ▁host ▁Larry ▁B ens ky ▁pre fac ed ▁an ▁interview ▁with ▁Car lin ▁by ▁saying : ▁" Ge orge ▁Car lin , ▁you ' re ▁a ▁very ▁unusual ▁guest ▁for ▁Pacific a ▁Radio . ▁You ' re ▁probably ▁the ▁only ▁person ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁that ▁we ▁don ' t ▁have ▁to ▁give ▁The ▁Car lin ▁Warning ▁to ▁about ▁which ▁words ▁you ▁can ' t ▁say ▁on ▁this ▁program , ▁because ▁it ' s ▁named ▁after ▁you ." ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 6 , ▁Congress ▁passed ▁the ▁Communic ations ▁Dec ency ▁Act , ▁which ▁criminal ized ▁the ▁knowing ▁transmission ▁of ▁" ob scene ▁or ▁inde cent " ▁messages ▁to ▁under age ▁people ▁on ▁the ▁Internet . ▁In ▁Ren o ▁v . ▁American ▁Civil ▁Libert ies ▁Union ▁( 1 9 9 7 ), ▁the ▁American ▁Civil